Megatest

	 (num-running-in-jobgroup (cdb:remote-run db:get-count-tests-running-in-jobgroup #f jobgroup))
	 (max-concurrent-jobs     (let ((mcj (config-lookup *configdat* "setup"     "max_concurrent_jobs")))
				    (if (and mcj (string->number mcj))
					(string->number mcj)
					1)))
	 (job-group-limit         (config-lookup *configdat* "jobgroups" jobgroup)))
    (if (and (> (+ num-running num-running-in-jobgroup) 0)
	     (< *runs:can-run-more-tests-delay* 1))
	(begin
	  (set! *runs:can-run-more-tests-delay* (+ *runs:can-run-more-tests-delay* 0.009))
	  (debug:print-info 14 "can-run-more-tests-delay: " *runs:can-run-more-tests-delay*)))
    (if (not (eq? *last-num-running-tests* num-running))
	(begin
	  (debug:print 2 "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)

			  (setenv "MT_TEST_NAME" test-name) ;; 
			  (setenv "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
			  (set-megatest-env-vars run-id) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
			  (let ((items-list (items:get-items-from-config tconfig)))
			    (if (list? items-list)
				(begin
				  (tests:testqueue-set-items! test-record items-list)
				  ;; (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
				  (loop hed tal reruns))
				(begin
				  (debug:print 0 "ERROR: The proc from reading the setup did not yield a list - please report this")
				  (exit 1))))))
		       ((null? fails)
			(debug:print-info 4 "fails is null, moving on in the queue but keeping " hed " for now")
			;; only increment num-retries when there are no tests runing

			    (loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reruns))) ;; an issue with prereqs not yet met?
		       ((and (not (null? fails))(eq? testmode 'normal))
			(debug:print-info 1 "test "  hed " (mode=" testmode ") has failed prerequisite(s); "
				     (string-intersperse (map (lambda (t)(conc (db:test-get-testname t) ":" (db:test-get-state t)"/"(db:test-get-status t))) fails) ", ")
				     ", removing it from to-do list")
			(if (not (null? tal))
			    (begin
                              ;; (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
			      (loop (car tal)(cdr tal)(cons hed reruns)))))
		       (else
			(debug:print 8 "ERROR: No handler for this condition.")
			(thread-sleep! (+ 1 *global-delta*))
			(loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reruns)))) ;; END OF IF CAN RUN MORE

		    ;; if can't run more just loop with next possible test
		    (begin
		      (debug:print-info 4 "processing the case with a lambda for items or 'have-procedure. Moving through the queue without dropping " hed)
		      ;; (thread-sleep! (+ 2 *global-delta*))
		      (loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reruns))))) ;; END OF (or (procedure? items)(eq? items 'have-procedure))
	     
	     ;; this case should not happen, added to help catch any bugs
	     ((and (list? items) itemdat)
	      (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Should not have a list of items in a test and the itemspath set - please report this")
	      (exit 1))
	     ((not (null? reruns))
	      (let* ((newlst (tests:filter-non-runnable run-id tal test-records)) ;; i.e. not FAIL, WAIVED, INCOMPLETE, PASS, KILLED,
		     (junked (lset-difference equal? tal newlst)))
		(debug:print-info 4 "full drop through, if reruns is less than 100 we will force retry them, reruns=" reruns ", tal=" tal)
		(if (< num-retries max-retries)
		    (set! newlst (append reruns newlst)))
		(set! num-retries (+ num-retries 1))
		;; (thread-sleep! (+ 1 *global-delta*))
		(if (not (null? newlst))
		    ;; since reruns have been tacked on to newlst create new reruns from junked
		    (loop (car newlst)(cdr newlst)(delete-duplicates junked)))))
	     ((not (null? tal))
	      (debug:print-info 4 "I'm pretty sure I shouldn't get here."))
	     (else
	      (debug:print-info 4 "Exiting loop with...\n  hed=" hed "\n  tal=" tal "\n  reruns=" reruns))