Megatest

			   newtal:      newtal
			   itemmaps:    itemmaps
			   ;; prereqs-not-met: prereqs-not-met
			   )))
	(runs:dat-regfull-set! runsdat regfull)

	(if (> (- (current-seconds) *last-test-launch*) 5)        ;; be pretty aggressive for five seconds after
	    (runs:too-soon-delay (conc "loop delay " hed) 1 1)    ;; starting a test then apply more delay
	    (runs:too-soon-delay (conc "loop delay " hed) 1 0.6)    ;; starting a test then apply more delay
	    (runs:too-soon-delay (conc "loop delay " hed) 1 0.1)) 
	
	(if (> num-running 0)
            (set! last-time-some-running (current-seconds)))

        (if (> (current-seconds)(+ last-time-some-running (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "give-up-waiting") 36000)))
            (hash-table-set! *max-tries-hash* tfullname (+ (hash-table-ref/default *max-tries-hash* tfullname 0) 1)))

	 ))) ;; end loop on sorted test names
    ;; this is the point where everything is launched and now you can mark the run in metadata table as all launched 
    (rmt:set-var run-id (conc "launch-complete-" run-id) "yes")  
        
    ;; now *if* -run-wait we wait for all tests to be done
    ;; Now wait for any RUNNING tests to complete (if in run-wait mode)
    ;; (if (runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)((runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)))
    (thread-sleep! 10) ;; I think there is a race condition here. Let states/statuses settle
    (thread-sleep! 0.1) ;; I think there is a race condition here. Let states/statuses settle
    
    (let wait-loop ((num-running      (rmt:get-count-tests-running-for-run-id run-id))
		    (prev-num-running 0))
      ;; (debug:print-info 13 *default-log-port* "num-running=" num-running ", prev-num-running=" prev-num-running)
      (if (and (or (args:get-arg "-run-wait")
		   (equal? (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "run-wait") "yes"))
	       (> num-running 0))

;; db is at apath/.db/dbname, rid is an intermediary solution and will be removed
;; sometime in the future
;;
(define (rmt:send-receive-real sinfo apath dbname cmd params)
  (let* ((cdat (rmt:get-conn sinfo apath dbname)))
    (assert cdat "FATAL: rmt:send-receive-real called without the needed channels opened")
    (condition-case
    (let* ((uconn    (servdat-uconn sinfo)) ;; get the interface to ulex
           ;; then send-receive using the ulex layer to host-port stored in cdat
           (res      (send-receive uconn (conndat-hostport cdat) cmd params)))
      ;; since we accessed the server we can bump the expires time up
      (conndat-expires-set! cdat (+ (current-seconds)
                                    (server:expiration-timeout)
                                    -2)) ;; two second margin for network time misalignments etc.
      res)))
     (let* ((uconn    (servdat-uconn sinfo)) ;; get the interface to ulex
	    (hostport (conndat-hostport cdat))
            ;; then send-receive using the ulex layer to host-port stored in cdat
            (res      (send-receive uconn hostport cmd params)))
       ;; since we accessed the server we can bump the expires time up
       (conndat-expires-set! cdat (+ (current-seconds)
                                     (server:expiration-timeout)
                                     -2)) ;; two second margin for network time misalignments etc.
       res)
     ((exn i/o net)
      (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "IO failure in connection to "hostport
			", resetting connection.")
      

;
;; db is at apath/.db/dbname, rid is an intermediary solution and will be removed
;; sometime in the future.
;;
;; Purpose - call the main.db server and request a server be started
;; for the given area path and dbname

	 (dat          (list `(host-port . ,my-host-port)
			     `(qrykey . qrykey)
			     `(cmd . ,cmd)
			     `(params . ,params))))
    (cond
     (isme (do-work udata dat)) ;; no transmission needed
     (else
      (let-values (((inp oup)(tcp-connect host port)))
	(let ((res (if (and inp oup)
		       (begin
			 (write (obj->string dat) oup)
			 (close-output-port oup)
			 (string->obj (read inp)))
		       (begin
			 (print "ERROR: send called but no receiver has been setup. Please call setup first!")
			 #f))))
	  (close-input-port inp)))
	
	
	     
      (handle-exceptions ;; TODO - MAKE THIS EXCEPTION CMD SPECIFIC?
      #;(handle-exceptions ;; TODO - MAKE THIS EXCEPTION CMD SPECIFIC?
       exn
       (begin
         (print "ULEX send-receive: "cmd", "params", exn="exn)
         (message exn))
       (begin
	 ;; (mutex-lock! *send-mutex*) ;; DOESN'T SEEM TO HELP
	 (let-values (((inp oup)(tcp-connect host port)))