Megatest

	  ;; open-run-close not needed for test-set-meta-info
	  (tests:set-full-meta-info #f test-id run-id 0 work-area)

	  ;; (tests:test-set-status! test-id "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "n/a" (args:get-arg "-m") #f)
	  (tests:test-force-state-status! test-id "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "n/a")
	  (thread-sleep! 0.3) ;; NFS slowness has caused grief here

	  ;; (cdb:set-test-start-time!  *runremote* test-id)
	  (if (args:get-arg "-xterm")
	      (set! fullrunscript "xterm")
	      (if (and fullrunscript (not (file-execute-access? fullrunscript)))
		  (system (conc "chmod ug+x " fullrunscript))))
	  ;; We are about to actually kick off the test
	  ;; so this is a good place to remove the records for 
	  ;; any previous runs

		       " - creating link from: " test-path "\n"
		       "                   to: " lnktarget)

	  ;; If there is already a symlink delete it and recreate it.
	  (handle-exceptions
	   exn
	   (begin
	     (debug:print 0 "ERROR:  Failed to re-create link " linktarget ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn) ", exiting")
	     (debug:print 0 "ERROR:  Failed to re-create link " lnktarget ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn) ", exiting")
	     (exit))
	   (if (symbolic-link? lnktarget)     (delete-file lnktarget))
	   (if (not (file-exists? lnktarget)) (create-symbolic-link test-path lnktarget)))))

    ;; I suspect this section was deleting test directories under some 
    ;; wierd sitations? This doesn't make sense - reenabling the rm -f 
    ;; I honestly don't remember *why* this chunk was needed...

	 (launcher        (config-lookup *configdat* "jobtools"     "launcher"))
	 (runscript       (config-lookup test-conf   "setup"        "runscript"))
	 (ezsteps         (> (length (hash-table-ref/default test-conf "ezsteps" '())) 0)) ;; don't send all the steps, could be big
	 (diskspace       (config-lookup test-conf   "requirements" "diskspace"))
	 (memory          (config-lookup test-conf   "requirements" "memory"))
	 (hosts           (config-lookup *configdat* "jobtools"     "workhosts"))
	 (remote-megatest (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "executable"))
	 (run-time-limit  (configf:lookup  test-conf   "requirements" "runtimelim"))
	 (run-time-limit  (or (configf:lookup  test-conf   "requirements" "runtimelim")
			      (configf:lookup  *configdat* "setup" "runtimelim")))
	 ;; FIXME SOMEDAY: not good how this is so obtuse, this hack is to 
	 ;;                allow running from dashboard. Extract the path
	 ;;                from the called megatest and convert dashboard
	 ;;             	  or dboard to megatest
	 (local-megatest  (let* ((lm  (car (argv)))
				 (dir (pathname-directory lm))
				 (exe (pathname-strip-directory lm)))

				     (list 'runname   runname)
				     (list 'mt-bindir-path mt-bindir-path)))))))
    ;; clean out step records from previous run if they exist
    ;; (debug:print-info 4 "FIXMEEEEE!!!! This can be removed some day, perhaps move all test records to the test db?")
    ;; (open-run-close db:delete-test-step-records db test-id)
    (change-directory work-area) ;; so that log files from the launch process don't clutter the test dir
    (tests:test-set-status! test-id "LAUNCHED" "n/a" #f #f) ;; (if launch-results launch-results "FAILED"))
    ;; (cdb:set-test-start-time!  *runremote* test-id)
    (cond
     ((and launcher hosts) ;; must be using ssh hostname
      (set! fullcmd (append launcher (car hosts)(list remote-megatest test-sig "-execute" cmdparms) debug-param)))
     ;; (set! fullcmd (append launcher (car hosts)(list remote-megatest test-sig "-execute" cmdparms))))
     (launcher
      (set! fullcmd (append launcher (list remote-megatest test-sig "-execute" cmdparms) debug-param)))
     ;; (set! fullcmd (append launcher (list remote-megatest test-sig "-execute" cmdparms))))