Megatest

    
(define (dbfile:print-err . params)
  (with-output-to-port
      (current-error-port)
    (lambda ()
      (apply print params))))

;;
;; converge this with dbmod:safely-open-db
;;
(define (dbfile:cautious-open-database fname init-proc sync-mode journal-mode
				       #!key (tries-left 500)(force-init #f))
  (let* ((busy-file  (conc fname "-journal"))
	 (delay-time (* (- 51 tries-left) 1.1))
      	 (write-access (file-write-access? fname))
         (dir-access (file-write-access? (pathname-directory fname)))
         (retry      (lambda ()

				     (sqlite3:execute db (conc "PRAGMA synchronous = "sync-mode";")))
				 (if journal-mode
				     (sqlite3:execute db (conc "PRAGMA journal_mode = "journal-mode";")))
				 (if (and init-proc (or force-init
							(not db-exists)))
				     (init-proc db))
				 db))
			     expire-time: 15)
                            (begin
			      (if (file-exists? fname )
                                  (let ((db (sqlite3:open-database fname)))
				    ;; pragmas synchronous not needed because this db is used read-only
				    ;; (sqlite3:execute db (conc "PRAGMA synchronous = "mode";")
				    (sqlite3:set-busy-handler! db (sqlite3:make-busy-timeout 30000)) ;; read-only but still need timeout
				    db )