Megatest

(define *keyvals*           (make-hash-table))
(define *toptest-paths*     (make-hash-table)) ;; cache toptest path settings here
(define *test-paths*        (make-hash-table)) ;; cache test-id to test run paths here
(define *test-ids*          (make-hash-table)) ;; cache run-id, testname, and item-path => test-id
(define *test-info*         (make-hash-table)) ;; cache the test info records, update the state, status, run_duration etc. from testdat.db

(define *run-info-cache*    (make-hash-table)) ;; run info is stable, no need to reget

(define *launch-setup-mutex* (make-mutex))     ;; need to be able to call launch:setup often so mutex it and re-call the real deal only if *toppath* not set
(define *homehost-mutex*     (make-mutex))
;; Awful. Please FIXME
(define *env-vars-by-run-id* (make-hash-table))

;; Testconfig and runconfig caches. 
(define *testconfigs*       (make-hash-table)) ;; test-name => testconfig
(define *runconfigs*        (make-hash-table)) ;; target    => runconfig

	    #f))))

;; logic for getting homehost. Returns (host . at-home)
;; IF *toppath* is not set, wait up to five seconds trying every two seconds
;; (this is to accomodate the watchdog)
;;
(define (common:get-homehost #!key (trynum 5))
  ;; called often especially at start up. use the launch setup mutex to eliminate collisions
  (mutex-lock! *homehost-mutex*)
  (cond
   (*home-host*     *home-host*)
   (*home-host*
    (mutex-unlock! *homehost-mutex*)
    *home-host*)
   ((not *toppath*)
    (mutex-unlock! *homehost-mutex*)
    (launch:setup) ;; safely mutexed now
    (if (> trynum 0)
	(begin
	  (thread-sleep! 2)
	  (common:get-homehost trynum: (- trynum 1)))
	#f))
   (else
    (mutex-unlock! *homehost-mutex*)
    (let* ((currhost (get-host-name))
	   (bestadrs (server:get-best-guess-address currhost))
	   ;; first look in config, then look in file .homehost, create it if not found
	   (homehost (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "server" "homehost" )
			 (let ((hhf (conc *toppath* "/.homehost")))
			   (if (file-exists? hhf)
			       (with-input-from-file hhf read-line)