Megatest

		      "\n reruns:          " reruns
		      "\n items:           " items
		      "\n can-run-more:    " can-run-more)

    (cond
     ;; all prereqs met, fire off the test
     ;; or, if it is a 'toplevel test and all prereqs not met are COMPLETED then launch

     ((member (hash-table-ref/default test-registry (runs:make-full-test-name hed item-path) 'n/a)
	      '(DONOTRUN removed)) ;; *common:cant-run-states-sym*) ;; '(COMPLETED KILLED WAIVED UNKNOWN INCOMPLETE)) ;; try to catch repeat processing of COMPLETED tests here
      (debug:print-info 1 "Test " hed " set to \"" (hash-table-ref test-registry (runs:make-full-test-name hed item-path)) "\". Removing it from the queue")
      (if (or (not (null? tal))
	      (not (null? reg)))
	  (list (runs:queue-next-hed tal reg reglen regfull)
		(runs:queue-next-tal tal reg reglen regfull)

     
     ;; This is the final stage, everything is in place so launch the test
     ;;
     ((and have-resources
	   (or (null? prereqs-not-met)
	       (and (eq? testmode 'toplevel)
		    (null? non-completed))))
      ;; (hash-table-delete! *max-tries-hash* (runs:make-full-test-name test-name item-path))
      ;; we are going to reset all the counters for test retries by setting a new hash table
      ;; this means they will increment only when nothing can be run
      (set! *max-tries-hash* (make-hash-table))
      (run:test run-id run-info keyvals runname test-record flags #f test-registry all-tests-registry)
      (hash-table-set! test-registry (runs:make-full-test-name test-name item-path) 'running)
      (runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-count)  ;; DELAY TWEAKER (still needed?)
      ;; (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
      (if (or (not (null? tal))(not (null? reg)))
	  (list (runs:queue-next-hed tal reg reglen regfull)
		(runs:queue-next-tal tal reg reglen regfull)

			  (cons hed reruns)))
		  (begin
		    (debug:print 0 "WARNING: Test not 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) ;; DELAY TWEAKER (still needed?)
		    ;; (list hed tal reg reruns)
		    (list (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reg reruns)
		    ))))))))

;; every time though the loop increment the test/itempatt val.
;; when the min is > max-allowed and none running then force exit
;;
(define *max-tries-hash* (make-hash-table))

;; test-records is a hash table testname:item_path => vector < testname testconfig waitons priority items-info ... >
(define (runs:run-tests-queue run-id runname test-records keyvals flags test-patts required-tests reglen-in all-tests-registry)
  ;; At this point the list of parent tests is expanded 
  ;; NB// Should expand items here and then insert into the run queue.
  (debug:print 5 "test-records: " test-records ", flags: " (hash-table->alist flags))

	     (priority    (tests:testqueue-get-priority   test-record))
	     (itemdat     (tests:testqueue-get-itemdat    test-record)) ;; itemdat can be a string, list or #f
	     (items       (tests:testqueue-get-items      test-record))
	     (item-path   (item-list->path itemdat))
	     (tfullname   (runs:make-full-test-name test-name item-path))
	     (newtal      (append tal (list hed)))
	     (regfull     (>= (length reg) reglen)))

	(hash-table-set! *max-tries-hash* tfullname (+ (hash-table-ref/default *max-tries-hash* tfullname 0) 1))
	;; (debug:print 0 "max-tries-hash: " (hash-table->alist *max-tries-hash*))

	;; Ensure all top level tests get registered. This way they show up as "NOT_STARTED" on the dashboard
	;; and it is clear they *should* have run but did not.
	(if (not (hash-table-ref/default test-registry (runs:make-full-test-name test-name "") #f))
	    (begin
	      (cdb:tests-register-test *runremote* run-id test-name "")
	      (hash-table-set! test-registry (runs:make-full-test-name test-name "") 'done)))

	;; error
	(if (member test-name waitons)
	    (begin
	      (debug:print 0 "ERROR: test " test-name " has listed itself as a waiton, please correct this!")
	      (set! waiton (filter (lambda (x)(not (equal? x hed))) waitons))))

	(cond 
	 
	 ;; We want to catch tests that have waitons that are NOT in the queue and discard them IFF 
	 ;; they have been through the wringer 10 or more times
	 ((and (list? waitons)
	       (not (null? waitons))
	       (> (hash-table-ref/default *max-tries-hash* tfullname 0) 10)
	       (not (null? (filter
			    number?
			    (map (lambda (waiton)
				   (if (and (not (member waiton tal))            ;; this waiton is not in the list to be tried to run
					    (not (member waiton reruns)))
				       1
				       #f))
				 waitons))))) ;; could do this more elegantly with a marker....
	  (debug:print 0 "WARNING: Marking test " tfullname " as not runnable. It is waiting on tests that cannot be run. Giving up now.")
	  (hash-table-set! test-registry tfullname 'removed))

	 ;; items is #f then the test is ok to be handed off to launch (but not before)
	 ;; 
	 ((not items)
	  (debug:print-info 4 "OUTER COND: (not items)")
	  (if (and (not (tests:match test-patts (tests:testqueue-get-testname test-record) item-path required: required-tests))
		   (not (null? tal)))