Megatest

    ;; this will reduce issues in database corruption
    (common:check-db-dir-and-exit-if-insufficient)

    ;; override the number of reruns from the configs
    (if (and config-reruns
	     (> run-count config-reruns))
	(set! run-count config-reruns))

    ;; (if (tasks:need-server run-id)(tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10))

    (let ((sighand (lambda (signum)
		     ;; (signal-mask! signum) ;; to mask or not? seems to cause issues in exiting
		     (set! *time-to-exit* #t)
		     (print "Received signal " signum ", cleaning up before exit. Please wait...")
		     (let ((th1 (make-thread (lambda ()

			  (new-test-patts  (tests:extend-test-patts test-patts hed waiton itemmaps hed-itemized-waiton))) 
		     (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Test " waiton " has " (if waiton-record "a" "no") " waiton-record and" (if waiton-itemized " " " no ") "items")
		     ;; need to account for test-patt here, if I am test "a", selected with a test-patt of "hed/b%"
		     ;; and we are waiting on "waiton" we need to add "waiton/,waiton/b%" to test-patt
		     ;; is this satisfied by merely appending "/" to the waiton name added to the list?
		     ;;
		     ;; This approach causes all of the items in an upstream test to be run 

		     ;; if we have this waiton already processed once we can analzye it for extending
		     ;; tests to be run, since we can't properly process waitons unless they have been
		     ;; initially added we add them again to be processed on second round AND add the hed
		     ;; back in to also be processed on second round

		     (if waiton-tconfig ;; BB: waiter should be in test-patts as well as the waiton have a tconfig.
                         (if waiton-itemized
                             (if waitors-in-testpatt
                                 (begin
                                   (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "New test patts: " new-test-patts ", prev test patts: " test-patts)
                                   (set! test-names (cons waiton test-names)) ;; need to process this one, only add once the waiton tconfig read
                                   (set! required-tests (cons (conc waiton "/") required-tests))
                                   (set! test-patts new-test-patts))
                                 (begin
                                   (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Waitor(s) not yet on testpatt for " waiton ", setting up to re-process it")
                                   (set! tal (append (cons waiton tal)(list hed)))))
                             (begin
                               (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Adding non-itemized test " waiton " to required-tests")
                               (set! required-tests (cons waiton required-tests))
                               (set! test-patts new-test-patts)))
			 (begin
			   (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "No testconfig info yet for " waiton ", setting up to re-process it")
			   (set! tal (append (cons waiton tal)(list hed))))) ;; (cons (conc waiton "/") required-tests))

		     ;; NOPE: didn't work. required needs to be plain test names. Try tacking on to test-patts
		     ;;  - doesn't work
		     ;; (set! test-patts (conc test-patts "," waiton "/"))

		     ;; (set! test-names (cons waiton test-names))))) ;; was an append, now a cons
		     )))
	     (delete-duplicates (append waitons waitors)))
	    (let ((remtests (delete-duplicates (append waitons tal))))
              (debug:print-info 8 *default-log-port* " remtests are "remtests)
	      (if (not (null? remtests))
		  (begin

	    (if (> run-count 0) ;; handle reruns
		(begin
		  (if (not (hash-table-ref/default flags "-preclean" #f))
		      (hash-table-set! flags "-preclean" #t))
		  (if (not (hash-table-ref/default flags "-rerun" #f))
		      (hash-table-set! flags "-rerun" "STUCK/DEAD,n/a,ZERO_ITEMS"))
		  ;; recursive call to self
      (runs:run-tests target runname test-patts user flags run-count: (- run-count 1)))))
	  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "No tests to run")))
    (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "All done by here")
    ;; TODO: try putting post hook call here
    (if (eq? run-count 0)
     (begin  
      (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Calling Post Hook")  
      (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* " run-count " run-count)
      (runs:run-post-hook run-id))
      (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "Not calling post hook runcount = " run-count ))   
    (rmt:tasks-set-state-given-param-key task-key "done")
    ;; (sqlite3:finalize! tasks-db)
    ))


;; loop logic. These are used in runs:run-tests-queue to make it a bit more readable.
;;

			   waitons:     waitons
			   testmode:    testmode
			   newtal:      newtal
			   itemmaps:    itemmaps
			   ;; prereqs-not-met: prereqs-not-met
			   )))
	(runs:dat-regfull-set! runsdat regfull)
    
        ;; -- removed BB 17ww28 - no longer needed.
	;; every 15 minutes verify the server is there for this run
	;; (if (and (common:low-noise-print 240 "try start server"  run-id)
	;; 	 (not (or (and *runremote*
	;; 		       (remote-server-url *runremote*)
	;; 		       (server:ping (remote-server-url *runremote*)))
	;; 		  (server:check-if-running *toppath*))))

	    (if (not (eq? num-running prev-num-running))
		(debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "run-wait specified, waiting on " num-running " tests in RUNNING, REMOTEHOSTSTART or LAUNCHED state at " (time->string (seconds->local-time (current-seconds)))))
	    (thread-sleep! 5)
	    ;; (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!
    ;; this is moved to runs:run-testes since this function is getting called twice to ensure everthing is completed. 
    ;; (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Calling Post Hook")    
    ;; (runs:run-post-hook run-id)
    (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "All tests launched")))

(define (runs:calc-fails prereqs-not-met)
  (filter (lambda (test)
	    (and (vector? test) ;; not (string? test))
		 (member (db:test-get-state test) '("INCOMPLETE" "COMPLETED")) ;; TODO: pull from *common:stuff...*
		 (not (member (db:test-get-status test)

	     (file-read-access? *db-path*))
	(let* ((dbpath    (conc *db-path* "/sauthorize.db"))
	       (writeable (file-write-access? dbpath))
	       (dbexists  (file-exists? dbpath)))
	  (handle-exceptions
	   exn
	   (begin
	     (print 2 "ERROR: problem accessing db " dbpath
			  ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
	     (exit 1))
            ;(print  "calling proc " proc "db path " dbpath )
	   (call-with-database
            dbpath
	    (lambda (db)
	       ;(print 0 "calling proc " proc " on db " db)