Megatest

	  (if (list? items-list)
	      (begin
		(if (null? items-list)
		    (let ((test-id   (rmt:get-test-id run-id test-name ""))
			  (num-items (rmt:test-toplevel-num-items run-id test-name)))
		      (if (and test-id
			       (not (> num-items 0)))
			  (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "ZERO_ITEMS" (conc "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites: " (runs:pretty-string fails))))))
		(tests:testqueue-set-items! test-record items-list)
		(list hed tal reg reruns))
	      (begin
		(debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "The proc from reading the items table did not yield a list - please report this")
		(exit 1))))))

    ((and (null? fails)

			    (set! give-up #t)))
		      prereqstrs))

	(if (and give-up
		 (not (and (null? tal)(null? reg))))
	    (let ((trimmed-tal (mt:discard-blocked-tests run-id hed tal test-records))
		  (trimmed-reg (mt:discard-blocked-tests run-id hed reg test-records)))
	      (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "WARNING: test " hed " has discarded prerequisites: " prereqstrs ", removing it from the queue")

	      (let ((test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id hed "")))
		(if test-id (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "COMPLETED" "PREQ_DISCARDED" (conc "Failed to run due to discarded prerequisites: " prereqstrs))))
	      
	      (if (and (null? trimmed-tal)
		       (null? trimmed-reg))
		  #f
                  (runs:loop-values trimmed-tal trimmed-reg reglen regfull reruns)
                  ))
	      (list (car newtal)(append (cdr newtal) reg) '() reruns))))

    ((and (null? fails) ;; have not-started tests, but unable to run them.  everything looks completed with no prospect of unsticking something that is stuck.  we should mark hed as moribund and exit or continue if there are more tests to consider
	   (null? prereq-fails)
	   (null? non-completed))
     (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "ei-4")
      (if  (runs:can-keep-running? hed 20)
	  (begin
	    (runs:inc-cant-run-tests hed)
	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "no fails in prerequisites (" (runs:pretty-string prereqs-not-met) ") for " hed " but also none running, keeping " hed " for now. Try count: " (hash-table-ref/default *seen-cant-run-tests* hed 0) ", going to wait 60 sec.") ;; 
	    ;; getting here likely means the system is way overloaded, kill a full minute before continuing
	    ;; (thread-sleep! 60) ;; TODO: gate by normalized server load > 1.0 (maxload config thing) CHECKTHIS!!!
	    ;; No runsdat, can't do this yet
	    ;; (if (runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)((runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)))
	    ;;
	    (thread-sleep! 5) ;; TODO: gate by normalized server load > 1.0 (maxload config thing)
	    ;; num-retries code was here
	    ;; we use this opportunity to move contents of reg to tal
	    (list (car newtal)(append (cdr newtal) reg) '() reruns)) ;; an issue with prereqs not yet met?
	  (begin
	    (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "no fails in prerequisites (" (runs:pretty-string prereqs-not-met) ") for " hed " but nothing seen running in a while, dropping test " hed " from the run queue")
	    (let ((test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id hed "")))
	      (if test-id (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "TIMED_OUT" (conc "Prerequisites (" (runs:pretty-string prereqs-not-met) ") not seen running in a while."))))
            (runs:loop-values tal reg reglen regfull reruns)
            )))

    ((and 
       (or (not (null? fails))
	   (not (null? prereq-fails)))
       (member 'normal testmode))
      (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "ei-5")
      (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "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")
      (let ((test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id hed "")))
	(if test-id
	    (if (not (null? prereq-fails))
		(mt:test-set-state-status-by-id-unless-completed run-id test-id "COMPLETED" "PREQ_DISCARDED" (conc "Failed to run due to prior failed prerequisites: "(runs:pretty-string prereq-fails)))
		(mt:test-set-state-status-by-id-unless-completed run-id test-id "COMPLETED" "PREQ_FAIL"      (conc "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites: " (runs:pretty-string fails ))))))
      ;; (debug:print 4 *default-log-port*"BB> set PREQ_FAIL on "hed)
      ;; (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "PREQ_FAIL"      "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites")))) ;; BB: this works, btu equivalent for itemwait mode does not work.
      (if (or (not (null? reg))(not (null? tal)))
	  (begin
	    (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 'CANNOTRUN)
            (runs:loop-values tal reg reglen regfull (cons hed reruns))
            )

	 (have-resources         (car run-limits-info))
	 (num-running            (list-ref run-limits-info 1))
	 (num-running-in-jobgroup(list-ref run-limits-info 2)) 
	 (max-concurrent-jobs    (list-ref run-limits-info 3))
	 (job-group-limit        (list-ref run-limits-info 4))
	 ;; (prereqs-not-met        (rmt:get-prereqs-not-met run-id waitons hed item-path mode: testmode itemmaps: itemmaps))
	 ;; (prereqs-not-met         (mt:lazy-get-prereqs-not-met run-id waitons item-path mode: testmode itemmap: itemmap))
         (prereqs-running        (runs:calc-prereqs-running prereqs-not-met))
	 (fails                  (if (list? prereqs-not-met) ;; TODO: rename fails to failed-prereqs
				      (runs:calc-fails prereqs-not-met)
				      (begin
					(debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "prereqs-not-met is not a list! " prereqs-not-met)
					'())))
	 (non-completed           (filter (lambda (x)             ;; remove hed from not completed list, duh, of course it is not completed!
					    (not (equal? x hed)))

	    
	    ;; (if (runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)((runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)))
	    (thread-sleep! 5)
	    (list (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reg reruns))
	  ;; the waiton is FAIL so no point in trying to run hed ever again
	  (begin
            (let ((my-test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id test-name item-path)))
              (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id-unless-completed run-id my-test-id "COMPLETED" "PREQ_FAIL" (conc "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites: " (runs:pretty-string fails))))            
            (if (or (not (null? reg))(not (null? tal)))
                (if (vector? hed)
		  (begin
		    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "WARNING: Dropping test " test-name "/" item-path
				 " from the launch list as it has prerequistes that are FAIL: " (runs:pretty-string fails))
		    (let ((test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id hed "")))
		      (if test-id (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id-unless-completed run-id test-id "COMPLETED" "PREQ_FAIL" (conc "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites: " (runs:pretty-string fails)) )))
		    (runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-count runsdat) ;; DELAY TWEAKER (still needed?)
		    ;; (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
		    ;; This next is for the items

                    (if (not (null? fails))

                        (rmt:set-state-status-and-roll-up-items run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "PREQ_FAIL" (runs:pretty-string fails)) 

                        (rmt:set-state-status-and-roll-up-items run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "BLOCKED" #f) )
		    (hash-table-set! test-registry (db:test-make-full-name test-name item-path) 'removed)
		    (runs:loop-values tal reg reglen regfull reruns))
		  (let ((nth-try (hash-table-ref/default test-registry hed 0))) ;; hed not a vector...
                    (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "nth-try("hed")="nth-try)
		    (cond
		     ;;((member "RUNNING" (map db:test-get-state prereqs-not-met))
                      ((> 0 (length prereqs-running))
		      (if (runs:lownoise (conc "possible RUNNING prerequisites " hed) 60)
			  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: test " hed " has possible RUNNING prerequisites: " prereqs-running ", don't give up on it yet."))
		      (thread-sleep! 0.1)
		      (runs:loop-values tal reg reglen regfull reruns))
		     ((or (not nth-try) ;; BB: condition on subsequent tries, condition below fires on first try 
			  (and (number? nth-try)
			       (< nth-try 2)))
		      (hash-table-set! test-registry hed (if (number? nth-try)
							     (+ nth-try 1)
							     0))
		      (if (runs:lownoise (conc "not removing test " hed) 60)
			  (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "WARNING: not removing test " hed " from queue although it may not be runnable due to FAILED prerequisites: "(runs:pretty-string fails)))
		      ;; 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 runsdat) ;; DELAY TWEAKER (still needed?)
		      (runs:loop-values newtal reg reglen regfull reruns))
		     ((symbol? nth-try) ;; BB: 'done matches here in one case where prereq itemwait failed.  This is first "try"
		      (if (eq? nth-try 'removed) ;; removed is removed - drop it NOW
			  (if (null? tal)
			      #f ;; yes, really
			      (list (car tal)(cdr tal) reg reruns))
			  (begin
			    (if (runs:lownoise (conc "FAILED prerequisites or other issue" hed) 60)
				(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: test " hed " has FAILED prerequisites (" (runs:pretty-string fails)") or other issue. Internal state >" nth-try "< will be overridden and we'll retry."))
			    (let* ((test-id      (rmt:get-test-id run-id testname item-path))
				   (test-info    (rmt:get-testinfo-state-status run-id test-id)) ;; we need *current* info
				   (status       (db:test-status test-info)))
			      (if (equal? status "KEEP_TRYING")
				  (mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname-unless-completed run-id test-name item-path "COMPLETED" "PREQ_FAIL" #f)
				  (mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "KEEP_TRYING" #f)))
			    (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 'removed) ;; was 0
                            (if (not (and (null? reg) (null? tal)))
                                (runs:loop-values tal reg reglen regfull reruns)
                                #f))))
		     (else
		      (if (runs:lownoise (conc "FAILED prerequitests and we tried" hed) 60)
			  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: test " hed " has FAILED prerequitests: " (runs:pretty-string fails) "  and we've tried at least 10 times to run it. Giving up now."))
		      ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "         prereqs: " prereqs-not-met)
		      (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 'removed)
		      (mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "TEN_STRIKES" #f)
		      ;; I'm unclear on if this roll up is needed - it may be the root cause of the "all set to FAIL" bug.
		      (rmt:set-state-status-and-roll-up-items run-id test-name item-path #f "FAIL" #f) ;; treat as FAIL
		      (list (if (null? tal)(car newtal)(car tal))
			    tal

   (lambda (t)
     (or (not (vector? t))
	 (and (equal? "NOT_STARTED" (db:test-get-state t))
	      (member (db:test-get-status t)
		      '("n/a" "KEEP_TRYING")))
	 (and (equal? "RUNNING" (db:test-get-state t))))) ;; account for a test that is running
   prereqs-not-met))

(define (runs:calc-prereqs-running prereqs-not-met)
  (if (list? prereqs-not-met)
    (filter 
     (lambda (t)
       (or (not (vector? t))
         (member (db:test-get-state t) '("RUNNING" "LAUNCHED" "REMOTE_HOST_START"))
       ))
     prereqs-not-met)
    '()
  )
)

(define (runs:pretty-string lst)
  (map (lambda (t)
	 (if (not (vector? t))
	     (conc t)
	     (conc (db:test-get-testname t) ":" (db:test-get-state t) "/" (db:test-get-status t))))
       lst))