Megatest

	    (debug:print-info 0 "Waiting for more work to do...")
	    (thread-sleep! 1)
	    (list (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reg reruns))
	  ;; the waiton is FAIL so no point in trying to run hed ever again
	  (if (or (not (null? reg))(not (null? tal)))
	      (if (vector? hed)
		  (begin 
		    (debug:print 1 "WARNING: Dropping test " (db:test-get-testname hed) "/" (db:test-get-item-path hed)
				 " from the launch list as it has prerequistes that are FAIL")
		    (runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-count) ;; DELAY TWEAKER (still needed?)
		    ;; (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
		    (hash-table-set! test-registry (runs:make-full-test-name test-name item-path) 'removed)
		    (list (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 ;; WAS: (cons hed reruns) ;; but that makes no sense?
			  ))
		  (let ((nth-try (hash-table-ref/default test-registry hed 0)))
		    (cond
		     ((member "RUNNING" (map db:test-get-state prereqs-not-met))
		      (debug:print 0 "WARNING: test " hed " has possible RUNNING prerequisites, don't give up on it yet.")
		      (thread-sleep! 4)
		      (list (runs:queue-next-hed newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    (runs:queue-next-tal newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    (runs:queue-next-reg newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    reruns))
		     ((or (not nth-try)
			  (and (number? nth-try)
			       (< nth-try 10)))
		      (hash-table-set! test-registry hed (if (number? nth-try)
							     (+ nth-try 1)
							     0))
		      (debug:print 0 "WARNING: not removing test " hed " from queue although it may not be runnable due to FAILED prerequisites")
		      ;; may not have processed correctly. Could be a race condition in your test implementation? Dropping test " hed) ;;  " as it has prerequistes that are FAIL. (NOTE: hed is not a vector)")
		      (runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-count) ;; DELAY TWEAKER (still needed?)
		      ;; (list hed tal reg reruns)
		      ;; (list (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reg reruns)
		      ;; (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 'removed)
		      (list (runs:queue-next-hed newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    (runs:queue-next-tal newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    (runs:queue-next-reg newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    reruns))
		     ((symbol? nth-try)
		      (debug:print 0 "WARNING: test " hed " has FAILED prerequisites or other issue. Internal state " nth-try " will be overridden and we'll retry.")
		      (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 0)
		      (list (runs:queue-next-hed newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    (runs:queue-next-tal newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    (runs:queue-next-reg newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    reruns))
		     (else
		      (debug:print 0 "WARNING: test " hed " has FAILED prerequitests and we've tried at least 10 times to run it. Giving up now.")
		      ;; (debug:print 0 "         prereqs: " prereqs-not-met)
		      (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 'removed)
		      (list (if (null? tal)(car newtal)(car tal))
			    tal
			    reg
			    reruns)))))

	      ;; can't drop this - maybe running? Just keep trying
	      (list hed
		    tal
		    reg
		    reruns)))))))

;; every time though the loop increment the test/itempatt val.