Megatest

	      (begin
		(current-error-port *alt-log-file*)
		(current-output-port *alt-log-file*)))))
    (if (server:check-if-running run-id)
	(begin
	  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: Server for run-id " run-id " already running")
	  (exit 0)))
    (let loop ((server-id (tasks:server-lock-slot (db:delay-if-busy tdbdat) run-id 'http))
	       (remtries  4))
      (if (not server-id)
	  (if (> remtries 0)
	      (begin
		(thread-sleep! 2)
		(loop (tasks:server-lock-slot (db:delay-if-busy tdbdat) run-id 'http)
		      (- remtries 1)))
	      (begin
		;; since we didn't get the server lock we are going to clean up and bail out
		(debug:print-info 2 *default-log-port* "INFO: server pid=" (current-process-id) ", hostname=" (get-host-name) " not starting due to other candidates ahead in start queue")
		(tasks:server-delete-records-for-this-pid (db:delay-if-busy tdbdat) " http-transport:launch")
		))
	  (let* ((th2 (make-thread (lambda ()

;;     megatest.config     (cache if all vars avail)
;;   returns:
;;     *toppath*
;;   side effects:
;;     sets; *configdat*    (megatest.config info)
;;           *runconfigdat* (runconfigs.config info)
;;           *configstatus* (status of the read data)
;;           *transport-type*
(define (launch:setup #!key (force #f))
  (let* ((toppath  (or *toppath* (getenv "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME"))) ;; preserve toppath
	 (runname  (common:args-get-runname))
	 (target   (common:args-get-target))
	 (linktree (common:get-linktree))
	 (sections (if target (list "default" target) #f)) ;; for runconfigs
	 (mtconfig (or (args:get-arg "-config") "megatest.config")) ;; allow overriding megatest.config 

	    (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "linktree not defined in [setup] section of megatest.config")
	    )))
    (if (and *toppath*
	     (directory-exists? *toppath*))
	(setenv "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME" *toppath*)
	(begin
	  (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "failed to find the top path to your Megatest area.")))
    (server:set-transport)
    ;;(BB> "Transport is >"*transport-type*"<")
    *toppath*))

(define (get-best-disk confdat testconfig)
  (let* ((disks   (or (and testconfig (hash-table-ref/default testconfig "disks" #f))
		      (hash-table-ref/default confdat "disks" #f)))
	 (minspace (let ((m (configf:lookup confdat "setup" "minspace")))
		     (string->number (or m "10000")))))

    (set! *run-id*   run-id)
    (if (args:get-arg "-daemonize")
        (daemon:ize))
    (if (server:check-if-running run-id)
        (begin
          (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: Server for run-id " run-id " already running")
          (exit 0)))
    (let loop ((server-id (tasks:server-lock-slot (db:delay-if-busy tdbdat) run-id 'rpc))
               (remtries  4))
      (if (not server-id)
          (if (> remtries 0)
              (begin
                (thread-sleep! 2)
                (loop (tasks:server-lock-slot (db:delay-if-busy tdbdat) run-id 'rpc)
                      (- remtries 1)))
              (begin
                ;; since we didn't get the server lock we are going to clean up and bail out
                (debug:print-info 2 *default-log-port* "INFO: server pid=" (current-process-id) ", hostname=" (get-host-name) " not starting due to other candidates ahead in start queue")
                (tasks:server-delete-records-for-this-pid (db:delay-if-busy tdbdat) " rpc-transport:launch")))
          (begin

    (else (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "unknown server type " transport-type))))
;;       (else   (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "No known transport set, transport=" transport ", using rpc")
;; 	      (rpc-transport:launch run-id)))))

;;======================================================================
;; S E R V E R   U T I L I T I E S 
;;======================================================================

;; set global *transport-type* based on -transport switch and serer/transport configuration.  default http otherwise.
;; called by launch:setup
(define (server:set-transport)
  (let ((ttype (string->symbol
                (or (args:get-arg "-transport")
                    (configf:lookup *configdat* "server" "transport")
                    "http"))))
    (set! *transport-type* ttype)
    ttype))

;; Get the transport
(define (server:get-transport)
  (if *transport-type*
      *transport-type*

      (server:set-transport)))




	    
;; Generate a unique signature for this server
(define (server:mk-signature)
  (message-digest-string (md5-primitive) 
			 (with-output-to-string
			   (lambda ()
			     (write (list (current-directory)

(define (tasks:hostinfo-get-interface   vec)    (vector-ref  vec 1))
(define (tasks:hostinfo-get-port        vec)    (vector-ref  vec 2))
(define (tasks:hostinfo-get-pubport     vec)    (vector-ref  vec 3))
(define (tasks:hostinfo-get-transport   vec)    (vector-ref  vec 4))
(define (tasks:hostinfo-get-pid         vec)    (vector-ref  vec 5))
(define (tasks:hostinfo-get-hostname    vec)    (vector-ref  vec 6))

(define (tasks:server-lock-slot mdb run-id transport-type)
  (tasks:server-clean-out-old-records-for-run-id mdb run-id " tasks:server-lock-slot")
  (if (< (tasks:num-in-available-state mdb run-id) 4)
      (begin 
	(tasks:server-set-available mdb run-id transport-type)
	(thread-sleep! (/ (random 1500) 1000)) ;; (thread-sleep! 2) ;; Try removing this. It may not be needed.
	(tasks:server-am-i-the-server? mdb run-id))
      #f))
	
;; register that this server may come online (first to register goes though with the process)
(define (tasks:server-set-available mdb run-id transport-type)
  (sqlite3:execute 
   mdb 
   "INSERT INTO servers (pid,hostname,port,pubport,start_time,      priority,state,mt_version,heartbeat,   interface,transport,run_id)
                   VALUES(?, ?,       ?,   ?, strftime('%s','now'), ?,       ?,    ?,-1,?,        ?,        ?);"
   (current-process-id)          ;; pid
   (get-host-name)               ;; hostname
   -1                            ;; port
   -1                            ;; pubport
   (random 1000)                 ;; priority (used a tiebreaker on get-available)
   "available"                   ;; state
   (common:version-signature)    ;; mt_version
   -1                            ;; interface
   ;; (conc (server:get-transport)) ;; transport
   (conc transport-type)    ;; transport
   run-id
   ))

(define (tasks:num-in-available-state mdb run-id)
  (let ((res 0))
    (sqlite3:for-each-row
     (lambda (num-in-queue)