Megatest

	 (header       (vector-ref rundat 0))
	 (runs         (vector-ref rundat 1))
	 (states       (if state  (string-split state  ",") '()))
	 (statuses     (if status (string-split status ",") '()))
	 (state-status (if (string? new-state-status) (string-split new-state-status ",") '(#f #f)))
	 (rp-mutex     (make-mutex))
	 (bup-mutex    (make-mutex))
         (keep-records (args:get-arg "-keep-records")) ;; used in conjunction with -remove-runs to keep the records, TODO: consolidate this with "mode".
	 (test-records '())) ;; for tasks that we wish to operate on all tests in one fell swoop

    (let* ((write-access-actions '(remove-runs set-state-status archive run-wait kill-runs))
           (dbfile             (conc  *toppath* "/megatest.db"))
           (readonly-mode      (not (file-write-access? dbfile))))
      (when (and readonly-mode
                 (member action write-access-actions))
        (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "megatest.db is readonly.  Cannot proceed with action ["action"] in which write-access isrequired .")

	 (let* ((run-id    (db:get-value-by-header run header "id"))
		(run-state (db:get-value-by-header run header "state"))
		(run-name  (db:get-value-by-header run header "runname"))
		(tests     (if (not (equal? run-state "locked"))
			       (proc-get-tests run-id)
			       '()))
		(lasttpath "/does/not/exist/I/hope")
		(lastrealpath "/does/not/exist/I/hope")
		(worker-thread #f))
	   (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "runs:operate-on run=" run ", header=" header)
	   (if (not (null? tests))
	       (begin
		 (case action
                   ((kill-runs)
                    (tasks:kill-runner target run-name "%")

		   ((print-run)
		    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Printing info for run " runkey ", run=" run ", tests=" tests ", header=" header)
		    action)
		   ((run-wait)
		    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Waiting for run " runkey ", run=" runnamepatt " to complete"))
		   ((archive)
		    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Archiving/restoring (" (args:get-arg "-archive") ") data for run: " runkey " " (db:get-value-by-header run header "runname"))
		    (let ((op (string->symbol (args:get-arg "-archive"))))
		      (set! worker-thread
			    (make-thread
			     (lambda ()
			       (case op
				 ((save save-remove keep-html)
				  (archive:run-bup op run-id run-name tests rp-mutex bup-mutex))
				 ((restore)
				  (archive:bup-restore op run-id run-name tests rp-mutex bup-mutex))
				 ((get) ;;; NOTE: This is a special case. We wish to operate on ALL tests in one go
				  (set! test-records (append tests test-records)))
				 (else 
				  (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "unrecognised sub command " op " for -archive. Run \"megatest\" to see help")
				  (exit))))
			     "archive-bup-thread"))
		      (thread-start! worker-thread)
		      (if (eq? op 'get)
			  (thread-join! worker-thread)) ;; we need the test-records set to not overlap
		      ))
		   (else
		    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "action not recognised " action)))
		 
		 ;; actions that operate on one test at a time can be handled below
		 ;;
		 (let ((sorted-tests     (filter 
					  vector?

					     (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Estimating disk space usage for " test-fulln ": " (common:get-disk-space-used ddir)))))))
				(if (not (null? tal))
				    (loop (car tal)(cdr tal))))
			       )))
		       )
		     (if worker-thread (thread-join! worker-thread)))
                   (common:join-backgrounded-threads))))
	   
	   ;; remove the run if zero tests remain
	   (if (eq? action 'remove-runs)
	       (let* ((run-id   (db:get-value-by-header run header "id")) ;; NB// masks run-id from above?
                      (remtests (mt:get-tests-for-run run-id #f '("DELETED") '("n/a") not-in: #t)))
		 (if (null? remtests) ;; no more tests remaining
         ;; Remove the last dir from the path.
         ;; And same for the link-resolved path

            (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Recursively removing real dir " realpath)
            (runs:recursive-delete-with-error-msg realpath)

		       )))))
	 ))
     runs)
    ;; special case - archive get
    (if (equal? (args:get-arg "-archive") "get")
	(archive:bup-get-data "get" #f #f test-records rp-mutex bup-mutex))
    )
  #t
  )

(define (runs:remove-test-directory test mode) ;; remove-data-only)
  (let* ((run-dir       (db:test-get-rundir test))    ;; run dir is from the link tree
	 (real-dir      (if (common:file-exists? run-dir)
			    ;; (resolve-pathname run-dir)
			    (common:nice-path run-dir)
			    #f))