Megatest

			 (if (string? w)(string-split w)'()))))
    (if (not testexists)
	(begin
	  (print "ERROR: Can't find config file " test-configf)
	  (exit 2))
	;; put top vars into convenient variables and open the db
	(let* (;; db is always at *toppath*/db/megatest.db
	       (items       (hash-table-ref/default test-conf "items" #f))
	       (allitems    (item-assoc->item-list items))
	       (items       (hash-table-ref/default test-conf "items" '()))
	       (itemstable  (hash-table-ref/default test-conf "itemstable" '()))
	       (allitems    (if (or (not (null? items))(not (null? itemstable)))
				(append (item-assoc->item-list items)
					(item-table->item-list itemstable))
				'(()))) ;; a list with one null list is a test with no items
	       (runconfigf  (conc  *toppath* "/runconfigs.config")))
	  ;; (print "items: ")(pp allitems)
	  (print "items: ")(pp allitems)
	  (if (args:get-arg "-m")
	      (db:set-comment-for-run db run-id (args:get-arg "-m")))
	  (let loop ((itemdat (car allitems))
		     (tal     (cdr allitems)))
	    ;; (lambda (itemdat) ;;; ((ripeness "overripe") (temperature "cool") (season "summer"))
	    (let* ((item-path     (item-list->path itemdat)) ;; (string-intersperse (map cadr itemdat) "/"))
		   (new-test-path (string-intersperse (cons test-path (map cadr itemdat)) "/"))