Megatest

	 (map car disks)))
    (if best
	best
	(begin
	  (debug:print 0 "ERROR: No valid disks found in megatest.config. Please add some to your [disks] section")
	  (exit 1)))))

;; Desired directory structure:
;;
;;  <linkdir> - <target> - <testname> -.
;;                                     |
;;                                     v
;;  <rundir>  -  <target>  -    <testname> -|- <itempath(s)>
;;
;;  dir stored in test is:
;; 
;;  <linkdir> - <target> - <testname> [ - <itempath> ]
;; 
;; All log file links should be stored relative to the top of link path
;;  
;; <target> - <testname> [ - <itempath> ] 
;;
(define (create-work-area db run-id test-path disk-path testname itemdat)
  (let* ((run-info (db:get-run-info db run-id))
	 (item-path (let ((ip (item-list->path itemdat)))
	 (item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
		      (if (equal? ip "") "" (conc "/" ip))))
	 (runname  (db:get-value-by-header (db:get-row run-info)
					   (db:get-header run-info)
					   "runname"))
	 (key-vals (rdb:get-key-vals db run-id))
	 (key-str  (string-intersperse key-vals "/"))
	 (dfullp   (conc disk-path "/" key-str "/" runname "/" testname
	 (target   (string-intersperse key-vals "/"))
	 ;; nb// if itempath is not "" then it is prefixed with "/"
	 (dfullp   (conc disk-path "/" target "/" runname "/" testname (if (equal? item-path "") "/" "") item-path))
			 item-path))
	 (toptest-path (conc disk-path "/" key-str "/" runname "/" testname))
	 ;; ensure this exists first as links to subtests must be created there
	 (toptest-path (conc disk-path "/" target "/" runname "/" testname))
	 (linktree  (let ((rd (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree")))
		     (if rd rd (conc *toppath* "/runs"))))
	 (lnkpath  (conc linktree "/" key-str "/" runname item-path)))
	 (lnkpath  (conc linktree "/" target "/" runname item-path)))
    (if (not (file-exists? linktree))
	(begin
	  (debug:print 0 "WARNING: linktree did not exist! Creating it now at " linktree)
	  (system (conc "mkdir -p " linktree))))
	  (create-directory linktree #t))) ;; (system (conc "mkdir -p " linktree))))

    ;; since this is an iterated test this is as good a place as any to
    ;; update the toptest record with its location rundir
    (if (not (equal? item-path ""))
	(db:test-set-rundir! db run-id testname "" toptest-path))
    (debug:print 2 "Setting up test run area")
    (debug:print 2 " - creating run area in " dfullp)
    (system  (conc "mkdir -p " dfullp))
    (create-directory dfullp #t) ;; (system  (conc "mkdir -p " dfullp))
    (debug:print 2 " - creating link from " dfullp "/" testname " to " lnkpath)
    (system  (conc "mkdir -p " lnkpath))
    (create-directory lnkpath #t) ;; (system  (conc "mkdir -p " lnkpath))

    ;; I suspect this section was deleting test directories under some 
    ;; wierd sitations? This doesn't make sense - reenabling the rm -f 

    (let ((testlink (conc lnkpath "/" testname)))
      (if (and (file-exists? testlink)
	       (or (regular-file? testlink)