Megatest

    ;; Here is where the test_meta table is best updated
    ;; Yes, another use of a global for caching. Need a better way?
    ;;
    ;; There is now a single call to runs:update-all-test_meta and this 
    ;; per-test call is not needed. Given the delicacy of the move to 
    ;; v1.55 this code is being left in place for the time being.
    ;;
    (if (not (hash-table-exists? *test-meta-updated* test-name))
        (begin
          (hash-table-set! *test-meta-updated* test-name #t)
          (runs:update-test_meta test-name test-conf)))
    
    ;; itemdat => ((ripeness "overripe") (temperature "cool") (season "summer"))
    (let* ((new-test-path (string-intersperse (cons test-path (map cadr itemdat)) "/"))
	   (test-id       (rmt:get-test-id run-id test-name item-path))

	       (begin
		 (case action
                   ((kill-runs)
                    (tasks:kill-runner target run-name "%")
                    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Killing tests for run: " runkey " " (db:get-value-by-header run header "runname"))
                    )
		   ((remove-runs)
		    ;; use this location to cleanup old DELETED records? No. See below for same call
		    ;; (rmt:delete-old-deleted-test-records run-id)
		    ;; (if (tasks:need-server run-id)(tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10))
		    ;; seek and kill in flight -runtests with % as testpatt here
		    ;; (if (equal? testpatt "%")
		    (tasks:kill-runner target run-name testpatt)
		    ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "not attempting to kill any run launcher processes as testpatt is " testpatt))
		    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Removing tests for run: " runkey " " (db:get-value-by-header run header "runname")))
		   ((set-state-status)

                    (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "run-paths-hash: " (hash-table-keys run-paths-hash))

                    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Removing target " target "run: " run-name)
                    (if (not keep-records)
                      (begin
                        (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Removing DB records for the run.")
                        (rmt:delete-run run-id)
                        (rmt:delete-old-deleted-test-records run-id))
                    )
                    (if (not (equal?  linkspath "/does/not/exist/I"))
	               (begin 
                         (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Recursively removing links dir " linkspath)
                         (runs:recursive-delete-with-error-msg linkspath)))

                   (for-each (lambda(runpath)