Megatest

		 (test-pid  (db:test-get-process_id  test-info)))
	    (cond
             ;; -mrw- I'm removing KILLREQ from this list so that a test in KILLREQ state is treated as a "do not run" flag.
	     ((member (db:test-get-state test-info) '("INCOMPLETE" "KILLED" "UNKNOWN" "STUCK")) ;; prior run of this test didn't complete, go ahead and try to rerun
	      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: test is INCOMPLETE or KILLED, treat this execute call as a rerun request")
	      ;; (tests:test-force-state-status! run-id test-id "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "n/a")

              (rmt:general-call 'set-test-start-time run-id test-id)
              (rmt:test-set-state-status run-id test-id "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "n/a" #f)
	      ) ;; prime it for running
	     ((member (db:test-get-state test-info) '("RUNNING" "REMOTEHOSTSTART"))
	      (if (process:alive-on-host? test-host test-pid)
		  (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "test state is "  (db:test-get-state test-info) " and process " test-pid " is still running on host " test-host ", cannot proceed")
		  (exit 1)))
	     ((member (db:test-get-state test-info) '("COMPLETED"))  ;; we do NOT want to re-run COMPLETED jobs. Mark as NOT_STARTED to run!
	      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "test state is " (db:test-get-state test-info) ", cannot proceed")
	      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "exiting with status 1")
	      (exit 1))
	     ((not (member (db:test-get-state test-info) '("REMOVING" "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "RUNNING" "KILLREQ")))
	      ;; (tests:test-force-state-status! run-id test-id "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "n/a")
              (rmt:general-call 'set-test-start-time run-id test-id)
	      (rmt:test-set-state-status run-id test-id "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "n/a" #f))
	     (else ;; (member (db:test-get-state test-info) '("REMOVING" "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "RUNNING" "KILLREQ"))
	      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "test state is " (db:test-get-state test-info) ", cannot proceed")
	      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "exiting with status 1")
	      (exit 1))))

          ;; cleanup prior execution's steps

	      (list  "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
	      (list  "MT_MEGATEST"  megatest)
	      (list  "MT_TARGET"    target)
	      (list  "MT_LINKTREE"  (common:get-linktree)) ;; (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree"))
	      (list  "MT_TESTSUITENAME" (common:get-testsuite-name))))
          ;;(bb-check-path msg: "launch:execute post block 3")

	  (if mt-bindir-path (setenv "PATH" (conc "\""(getenv "PATH")":"mt-bindir-path"\"")))
          ;;(bb-check-path msg: "launch:execute post block 4")
	  ;; (change-directory top-path)
	  ;; Can setup as client for server mode now
	  ;; (client:setup)

	  
	  ;; environment overrides are done *before* the remaining critical envars.

	;; 			      (loop (rmt:no-sync-get-lock lock-key) expire-time))))))
	 (item-path       (item-list->path itemdat))
	 (contour         #f)) ;; NOT READY FOR THIS (args:get-arg "-contour")))
    (let loop ((delta        (- (current-seconds) *last-launch*))
	       (launch-delay (configf:lookup-number *configdat* "setup" "launch-delay" default: 0)))
      (if (> launch-delay delta)
	  (begin
	    ;; (if (common:low-noise-print 1200 "test launch delay") ;; every two hours or so remind the user about launch delay.
	;;	(debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "NOTE: test launches are delayed by " launch-delay " seconds. See megatest.config launch-delay setting to adjust.")) ;; launch of " test-name " for " (- launch-delay delta) " seconds"))
	    (thread-sleep! (- launch-delay delta))
	    (loop (- (current-seconds) *last-launch*) launch-delay))))
    (change-directory *toppath*)
    (alist->env-vars ;; consolidate this code with the code in megatest.scm for "-execute", *maybe* - the longer they are set the longer each launch takes (must be non-overlapping with the vars)
     (append
      (list
       (list "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME" *toppath*)