Megatest

				    (if (string? jobg-count)
					(string->number jobg-count)
					jobg-count))))
    (if (> (+ num-running num-running-in-jobgroup) 0)
	(runs:inc-can-run-more-tests-count runsdat)) ;; (set! *runs:can-run-more-tests-count* (+ *runs:can-run-more-tests-count* 1)))
    (if (not (eq? *last-num-running-tests* num-running))
	(begin
	  (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "max-concurrent-jobs: " max-concurrent-jobs ", num-running: " num-running)
	  (set! *last-num-running-tests* num-running)))
    (if (not (eq? 0 *globalexitstatus*))
	(list #f num-running num-running-in-jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs job-group-limit)
	(let ((can-not-run-more (cond
				 ;; if max-concurrent-jobs is set and the number running is greater 
				 ;; than it then cannot run more jobs
				 ((and max-concurrent-jobs (>= num-running max-concurrent-jobs))

                      (or (procedure? items)(eq? items 'have-procedure))))
                  waitons))
         (completed-prereq-items 
          (let ((foo (begin (BB> "hello prereqs: "prereqs) #t))
                (res (filter (lambda (test)
                               (BB> "foo - "test)
                               (and (vector? test)
                                    (equal? "COMPLETED" (db:test-get-state test))
                                    (equal? "COMPLETED" (db:test-get-state test))
                                    (not (equal? "" (db:test-get-item-path test)))))
                             prereqs)))
            res)) 

         )
    (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "START OF INNER COND #2 "

                         (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: this condition is triggered when there were no items to expand and nothing to run. Please check your run for completeness")
                         (exit 0))
                       (set! runs:nothing-left-in-queue-count (+ runs:nothing-left-in-queue-count 1)))
                   #f)))

            ;;; desired result of below cond branch:
            ;;   we want to expand items in our test of interest (hed) in the following cases:
            ;;    case 1 - mode is itemmatch or itemwait: (DONE)
            ;;       - all prereq tests have been expanded
            ;;       - at least one prereq's items have completed
            ;;    case 2 - mode is toplevel   (PARTIAL)
            ;;       - prereqs are completed.
            ;;       - or no prereqs can complete (TODO)
            ;;    case 3 - mode not specified (DONE)
            ;;       - prereqs are completed and passed (we could consider removing "and passed" -- it would change behavior from current)          
                   
            ;; runs:expand-items case: toplevel or else no dangling prerequeistes -- expand items now.
            ((or
              (and have-itemized (null? unexpanded-prereqs) (not (null? completed-prereq-items)))
              (null? prereqs)            ;; nothing is in our way to proceed (need to expand this to an item level check.)
              (and (member 'toplevel testmode)   ;; for toplevel test - proceed (nothing in our way)
                   (null? non-completed)))
             (BB> "cb2")

		  (loop (runs:queue-next-hed tal reg reglen regfull)
			(runs:queue-next-tal tal reg reglen regfull)
			(runs:queue-next-reg tal reg reglen regfull)
			reruns))))
		  ;; (loop (car tal)(cdr tal) reg reruns))))

	(runs:incremental-print-results run-id)
	(debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "TOP OF LOOP => "
		     "test-name: " test-name
		     "\n  test-record  " test-record
		     "\n  hed:         " hed
		     "\n  itemdat:     " itemdat
		     "\n  items:       " items
		     "\n  item-path:   " item-path
		     "\n  waitons:     " waitons

					    (not (member waiton reruns)))
				       1
				       #f))
				 waitons))))) ;; could do this more elegantly with a marker....
	  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: Marking test " tfullname " as not runnable. It is waiting on tests that cannot be run. Giving up now.")
	  (hash-table-set! test-registry tfullname 'removed))


         ; BB - a possibility for preqfail propagation
         ;; ((and (not items) (string? item-path) (not (equal? item-path ""))
         ;;       (lset-intersection testmode '(itemmatch itemwait)))

         ;;  )

	 ;; items is #f then the test is ok to be handed off to launch (but not before)
	 ;; 
	 ((not items)
	  (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "OUTER COND: (not items)")
	  (if (and (not (tests:match test-patts (tests:testqueue-get-testname test-record) item-path required: required-tests))
		   (not (null? tal)))
	      (loop (car tal)(cdr tal) reg reruns))

	    ;; (wait-loop (rmt:get-count-tests-running-for-run-id run-id) num-running))))
	    (wait-loop (rmt:get-count-tests-running-for-run-id run-id) num-running))))
    ;; LET* ((test-record
    ;; we get here on "drop through". All done!
    (runs:run-post-hook run-id)
    (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "All tests launched")))

(define (runs:calc-fails prereqs-not-met) ;; BB is this redundant with runs:runable-tests ?
  (filter (lambda (test)
            (or
             (and (vector? test) ;; not (string? test))
                  (member (db:test-get-status test) '("TEN_STRIKES" "BLOCKED" "PREQ_FAIL" "ZERO_ITEMS" "PREQ_DISCARDED" "TIMED_OUT" "KILLED")))
             (and (vector? test) ;; not (string? test))
                  (member (db:test-get-state test) '("INCOMPLETE" "COMPLETED"))
                  (not (member (db:test-get-status test)
                               '("PASS" "WARN" "CHECK" "WAIVED" "SKIP"))))))
	  prereqs-not-met))

(define (runs:calc-prereq-fail prereqs-not-met)
  (filter (lambda (test)
	    (and (vector? test) ;; not (string? test))
		 (equal? (db:test-get-state test) "NOT_STARTED")
                 (not (member (db:test-get-status test)
			      '("n/a" "KEEP_TRYING")))))
	  prereqs-not-met))

(define (runs:calc-not-completed prereqs-not-met) ;; filter out tests which have reached a ground state -- they are done one way or another.
  (filter 
   (lambda (t)
     (or (not (vector? t))
         (not (member (db:test-get-status t) '("TEN_STRIKES" "BLOCKED" "PREQ_FAIL" "ZERO_ITEMS" "PREQ_DISCARDED" "TIMED_OUT" "KILLED")))
	 (not (member (db:test-get-state t) '("INCOMPLETE" "COMPLETED")))))
   prereqs-not-met))

;; (define (runs:calc-not-completed prereqs-not-met)
;;   (filter
;;    (lambda (t)
;;      (or (not (vector? t))
;; 	 (not (equal? "COMPLETED" (db:test-get-state t)))))
;;    prereqs-not-met))

(define (runs:calc-runnable prereqs-not-met)
  (filter 
   (lambda (t)
     (or (not (vector? t))
	 (and (equal? "NOT_STARTED" (db:test-get-state t))
	      (member (db:test-get-status t)
		      '("n/a" "KEEP_TRYING")))
	 (and (member (db:test-get-state t) '("RUNNING" "LAUNCHED" "REMOTEHOSTSTART" ))))) ;; account for a test that is running
   prereqs-not-met))

(define (runs:pretty-string lst)
  (map (lambda (t)
	 (if (not (vector? t))
	     (conc t)
	     (conc (db:test-get-testname t)"/"(db:test-get-item-path t) ":" (db:test-get-state t) "/" (db:test-get-status t))))