Megatest

	  (toppath     *toppath*)
	  (envdat      keyvals) ;; initial values start with keyvals
	  (runconfig   #f)
	  (serverdat   (if (args:get-arg "-server")
			   *runremote*
			   #f)) ;; to be used later
	  (transport   (or (args:get-arg "-transport") 'http))
	  (db          (if (and mconfig
				(or (args:get-arg "-server")
				    (eq? transport 'fs)))
			   (open-db)
			   #f))
	  (run-id      #f))
    ;; Set all the environment vars we know so far, start with keys
    (for-each (lambda (keyval)
		(setenv (car keyval)(cadr keyval)))
	      keyvals)
    ;; Set up various and sundry known vars here
    (setenv "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME" toppath)

	 (runconfigf         (conc  *toppath* "/runconfigs.config"))
	 (required-tests    '())
	 (test-records       (make-hash-table))
	 (all-tests-registry (tests:get-all)) ;; (tests:get-valid-tests (make-hash-table) test-search-path)) ;; all valid tests to check waiton names
	 (all-test-names     (hash-table-keys all-tests-registry))
	 (test-names         (tests:filter-test-names all-test-names test-patts)))

    ;; Update the synchronous setting in the db based on the default or what is set by the user
    ;; This is done once here on a call to run tests rather than on every call to open-db

    (set-megatest-env-vars run-id inkeys: keys inrunname: runname) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
    (if (file-exists? runconfigf)
	(setup-env-defaults runconfigf run-id *already-seen-runconfig-info* keyvals "pre-launch-env-vars")
	(debug:print 0 "WARNING: You do not have a run config file: " runconfigf))
    
    ;; look up all tests matching the comma separated list of globs in
    ;; test-patts (using % as wildcard)