Megatest

		     "itemdat:     " itemdat
		     "\n  items:     " items
		     "\n  item-path: " item-path)
	(cond
	 ((not items) ;; when false the test is ok to be handed off to launch (but not before)
	  (let ((have-resources  (runs:can-run-more-tests db test-record)) ;; look at the test jobgroup and tot jobs running
		(prereqs-not-met (db:get-prereqs-not-met db run-id waitons item-path)))
	    ;; Don't know at this time if the test have been launched at some time in the past
	    ;; i.e. is this a re-launch?
	    (if (and have-resources
		     (null? prereqs-not-met))
		;; no loop - drop though and use the loop at the bottom 
		(run:test db run-id runname keyvallst test-record flags #f)
		;; else the run is stuck, temporarily or permanently
		(let ((newtal (append tal (list hed))))
		  ;; couldn't run, take a breather

    (debug:print 5
		 "test-config: " (hash-table->alist test-conf)
		 "\n   itemdat: " itemdat
		 )
    ;; setting itemdat to a list if it is #f
    (if (not itemdat)(set! itemdat '()))
    (set! item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
    (debug:print 1 "Attempting to launch test " test-name "/" item-path)
    (debug:print 2 "Attempting to launch test " test-name "/" item-path)
    (setenv "MT_TEST_NAME" test-name) ;; 
    (setenv "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
    (set-megatest-env-vars db run-id) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
    (change-directory *toppath*)

    ;; Here is where the test_meta table is best updated
    (runs:update-test_meta db test-name test-conf)

	    ;; -force, run no matter what
	    (force (set! runflag #t))
	    ;; NOT_STARTED, run no matter what
	    ((equal? (test:get-state testdat) "NOT_STARTED")(set! runflag #t))
	    ;; not -rerun and PASS, WARN or CHECK, do no run
	    ((and (or (not rerun)
		      keepgoing)
		  ;; Require to force re-run for COMPLETED or *anything* + PASS,WARN or CHECK
		  (member (test:get-status testdat) '("PASS" "WARN" "CHECK")))
		  (or (member (test:get-status testdat) '("PASS" "WARN" "CHECK"))
		      (member (test:get-state  testdat) '("COMPLETED")))) 
	     (set! runflag #f))
	    ;; -rerun and status is one of the specifed, run it
	    ((and rerun
		  (let ((rerunlst (string-split rerun ","))) ;; FAIL,
		    (member (test:get-status testdat) rerunlst)))
	     (set! runflag #t))
	    ;; -keepgoing, do not rerun FAIL
	    ((and keepgoing
		  (member (test:get-status testdat) '("FAIL")))
	     (set! runflag #f))
	    ((and (not rerun)
		  (member (test:get-status testdat) '("FAIL" "n/a")))
	     (set! runflag #t))
	    (else (set! runflag #f)))
	   (debug:print 6 "RUNNING => runflag: " runflag " STATE: " (test:get-state testdat) " STATUS: " (test:get-status testdat))
	   (if (not runflag)
	       (if (not parent-test)
		   (debug:print 1 "NOTE: Not starting test " new-test-name " as it is state \"COMPLETED\" and status \"" (test:get-status testdat) "\", use -force to override"))
		   (debug:print 1 "NOTE: Not starting test " new-test-name " as it is state \"" (test:get-state testdat) 
				"\" and status \"" (test:get-status testdat) "\", use -rerun \"" (test:get-state testdat) "\" or -force to override"))
	       ;; NOTE: No longer be checking prerequisites here! Will never get here unless prereqs are
	       ;;       already met.
	       (if (not (launch-test db run-id runname test-conf keyvallst test-name test-path itemdat flags))
		   (begin
		     (print "ERROR: Failed to launch the test. Exiting as soon as possible")
		     (set! *globalexitstatus* 1) ;; 
		     (process-signal (current-process-id) signal/kill))))))