Megatest

	 (data-synced 0) ;; count of changed records
	 (tmp-area       (common:get-db-tmp-area))
	 (old2new (member 'old2new options))
	 (dejunk (member 'dejunk options))
	 (killservers (member 'killservers options))
	 (src-area (if old2new *toppath* tmp-area))
	 (dest-area (if old2new tmp-area *toppath*))
	 (dbfiles        (if old2new (glob (conc *toppath* "/.megatest/*.db")) (glob (conc tmp-area "/.megatest/*.db"))))
	 (keys (db:get-keys dbstruct))
	 (sync-durations (make-hash-table)))

    ;; kill servers
    (if killservers (db:kill-servers))
    
    (if (not dbfiles)
	(debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "no dbfiles found in " (conc *toppath* "/.megatest"))
	(for-each
	 (lambda (srcfile)
	   (debug:print-info 3 *default-log-port* "file: " srcfile)
	   (let* ((fname    (conc (pathname-file srcfile) ".db"))
		  (basename (pathname-file srcfile))
		  (run-id   (if (string= basename "main") #f (string->number basename)))
		  (destfile (conc dest-area "/.megatest/" fname))
		  (dest-directory  (conc dest-area "/.megatest/"))
		  (time1    (file-modification-time srcfile))
		  (time2    (if (file-exists? destfile)
				(begin
				  (debug:print-info 2 *default-log-port* "destfile " destfile " exists")
				  (file-modification-time destfile))
				(begin
				  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Sync - I do not see file " destfile)

;; TODO: Switch this to use max(update_time) from each run db? Then if using a server there is no disk traffic (using inmem db)
;;
;; NOTE: This DOESN'T (necessarily) get the real run ids, but the number of the <number>.db!!

(define (db:get-changed-run-ids since-time)
  (let* ((dbdir      (db:dbfile-path)) ;; (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "dbdir"))
	 (alldbs     (glob (conc dbdir "/.megatest/[0-9]*.db")))
	 (changed    (filter (lambda (dbfile)
			       (> (file-modification-time dbfile) since-time))
			     alldbs)))
    (delete-duplicates
     (map (lambda (dbfile)
	    (let* ((res (string-match ".*\\/(\\d\\d)\\.db" dbfile)))
	      (if res

	  #f
        ))))

;; sync for filesystem local db writes
;;
(define (db:run-lock-and-sync no-sync-db)
  (let* ((tmp-area       (common:get-db-tmp-area))
	 (dbfiles        (glob (conc tmp-area"/.megatest/*.db")))
	 (sync-durations (make-hash-table)))
    ;; (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "lock-and-sync, dbfiles: "dbfiles)
    (for-each
     (lambda (file)
       (let* ((fname (conc (pathname-file file) ".db"))
	      (fulln (conc *toppath*"/.megatest/"fname))
	      (time1 (if (file-exists? file)
			 (file-modification-time file)
			 (begin
			   (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Sync - I do not see file "file)
			   1)))
	      (time2 (if (file-exists? fulln)
			 (file-modification-time fulln)

	)

;; parameters
;;
(define dbfile:testsuite-name (make-parameter #f))

(define keep-age-param        (make-parameter 10))      ;; qif file age, if over move to attic
(define num-run-dbs           (make-parameter 10))      ;; number of db's in .megatest
(define dbfile:sync-method    (make-parameter 'attach)) ;; 'attach or 'original
(define dbfile:cache-method   (make-parameter 'inmem))  ;; 'direct

;; 'original     - use old condition code
;; 'suicide-mode - create mtrah/stop-the-train with info on what went wrong
;; else use no condition code (should be production mode)
;;

  (last-update 0)
  (sync-proc #f)
  )

;; NOTE: Need one dbr:subdb per main.db, 1.db ...
;;
(defstruct dbr:subdb
  (dbname      #f) ;; .megatest/1.db
  (mtdbfile    #f) ;; mtrah/.megatest/1.db
  (mtdbdat     #f) ;; only need one of these for syncing
  ;; (dbdats      (make-hash-table))  ;; id => dbdat 
  (tmpdbfile   #f) ;; /tmp/.../.megatest/1.db
  ;; (refndbfile  #f) ;; /tmp/.../.megatest/1.db_ref
  (dbstack     (make-stack)) ;; stack for tmp dbr:dbdat,
  (homehost    #f) ;; not used yet
  (on-homehost #f) ;; not used yet
  (read-only   #f)
  (last-sync   0)
  (last-write  (current-seconds))
  )                ;; goal is to converge on one struct for an area but for now it is too confusing

	 (state-status (if (string? new-state-status) (string-split new-state-status ",") '(#f #f)))
	 (rp-mutex     (make-mutex))
	 (bup-mutex    (make-mutex))
         (keep-records (args:get-arg "-keep-records")) ;; used in conjunction with -remove-runs to keep the records, TODO: consolidate this with "mode".
	 (test-records '())) ;; for tasks that we wish to operate on all tests in one fell swoop

    (let* ((write-access-actions '(remove-runs set-state-status archive run-wait kill-runs))
           (dbfile             (conc  *toppath* "/.megatest/main.db"))
           (readonly-mode      (not (file-write-access? dbfile))))
      (when (and readonly-mode
                 (member action write-access-actions))
        (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* dbfile " is readonly.  Cannot proceed with action ["action"] in which write-access isrequired .")
        (exit 1)))
    
    (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "runs:operate-on => Header: " header " action: " action " new-state-status: " new-state-status)