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         (exn (io-error)  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: i/o error with " fname ". Check permissions, disk space etc. and try again."))
         (exn (corrupt)   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: database " fname " is corrupt. Repair it to proceed."))
         (exn (busy)      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: database " fname " is locked. Try copying to another location, remove original and copy back."))
         (exn (permission)(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: database " fname " has some permissions problem."))
         (exn () (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: Unknown error with database " fname " message: " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))))
	)))


;; this routine is used to determine if we are in write mode or read-only mode
(define (db:mtdbpath-writable? mtdbpath)
  (let* ((parent-dir (pathname-directory mtdbpath))
         (logdir     (conc parent-dir "/logs")))
    (and
     (file-write-access? parent-dir)
     (file-write-access? mtdbpath)
     (or (not (common:file-exists? logdir)) (file-write-access? logdir))
     (or (not (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "write-requires-ownership"))
         (equal? (file-owner mtdbpath)(current-effective-user-id)))
     )))



;; ;; This routine creates the db. It is only called if the db is not already opened
;; ;; 
;; (define (db:open-rundb dbstruct run-id #!key (attemptnum 0)(do-not-open #f)) ;;  (conc *toppath* "/megatest.db") (car *configinfo*)))

         (dbpath       (conc  dbdir "/" (or name "megatest.db")))
	 (dbexists     (common:file-exists? dbpath))
	 (db           (db:lock-create-open dbpath
					    (lambda (db)
                                              (db:initialize-main-db db)
					      ;;(db:initialize-run-id-db db)
					      )))
	 (write-access (file-write-access? dbpath)))
	 (write-access (db:mtdbpath-writable? dbpath)))
    (debug:print-info 13 *default-log-port* "db:open-megatest-db "dbpath)
    (if (and dbexists (not write-access))
	(set! *db-write-access* #f))
    (cons db dbpath)))

;; sync run to disk if touched
;;