Megatest

		  (loop (cdr tail) new-best)))))))
	  

;;======================================================================
;; END NEW SERVER METHOD
;;======================================================================

;; sdat must be defined and the host and port set and the same as previous
;;
(define (host-port-is-stable? sdat old-host old-port)
  (and sdat
       (let ((new-host (servdat-host sdat))
	     (new-port (servdat-port sdat)))
	 (and new-host
	      new-port
	      (equal? new-host old-host)
	      (equal? new-port old-port)))))

;; if .db/main.db check the pkts
;; 
(define (rmt:wait-for-server pkts-dir db-file server-key)
  (let* ((sdat *db-serv-info*))
    (let loop ((start-time (current-seconds))
	       (changed    #t)
	       (last-sdat  "not this"))
	       (last-sdat  "not this")
	       (last-host  #f)
	       (last-port  #f))
      (begin ;; let ((sdat #f))
	(thread-sleep! 0.01)
	(debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Waiting for server alive signature")
	(mutex-lock! *heartbeat-mutex*)
	(set! sdat *db-serv-info*)
	(mutex-unlock! *heartbeat-mutex*)
	(if (and sdat

		      (bdat-time-to-exit-set! *bdat* #t)
		      (delete-pkt)
		      (thread-sleep! 0.2)
		      (exit)))
		sdat))
	    (begin ;; sdat not yet contains server info
	      (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Still waiting, last-sdat=" last-sdat)
	      (thread-sleep! 4)
	      (thread-sleep! 0.1)
	      (if (> (- (current-seconds) start-time) 120) ;; been waiting for two minutes
		  (begin
		    (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "transport appears to have died, exiting server")
		    (exit))
		  (loop start-time
			(equal? sdat last-sdat)
			sdat))))))))
			(not (host-port-is-stable? sdat last-host last-port))
			sdat
			(servdat-host sdat)
			(servdat-port sdat)))))))))

(define (rmt:register-server sinfo apath iface port server-key dbname)
  (servdat-conns sinfo) ;; just checking types
  (rmt:open-main-connection sinfo apath) ;; we need a channel to main.db
  (rmt:send-receive sinfo apath      ;; params: host port servkey pid ipaddr dbpath
			 (db:run-id->dbname #f)
			 'register-server `(,iface