Megatest

					(begin
					  (sqlite3:interrupt! db)
					  (sqlite3:finalize! db #t)
					  (vector-set! *task-db* 0 #f)))))) "Cleanup db exit thread"))
	  (th2 (make-thread (lambda ()
			      (debug:print 4 "Attempting clean exit. Please be patient and wait a few seconds...")
			      (if no-hurry
				  (thread-sleep! 5) ;; give the clean up few seconds to do it's stuff
				  (thread-sleep! 1))
			      (debug:print 0 "       Done.")
				  (thread-sleep! 0.1) ;; give the clean up few seconds to do it's stuff
				  (thread-sleep! 4))
			      (debug:print 4 " ... done")
			      )
			    "clean exit")))
      (thread-start! th2)
      (thread-start! th1)
      (thread-join! th2))))

(define (std-signal-handler signum)

    (sqlite3:execute db (conc "PRAGMA synchronous = " (or syncprag 1) ";"))))

;; open an sql database inside a file lock
;;
;; returns: db existed-prior-to-opening
;;
(define (db:lock-create-open fname initproc)
  (if (file-exists? fname)
      (let ((db (sqlite3:open-database fname)))
	(sqlite3:set-busy-handler! db (make-busy-timeout 136000))
	(db:set-sync db) ;; (sqlite3:execute db "PRAGMA synchronous = 0;")
	db)
      (let* ((parent-dir   (pathname-directory fname))
	     (dir-writable (file-write-access? parent-dir)))
  ;; (if (file-exists? fname)
  ;;     (let ((db (sqlite3:open-database fname)))
  ;;       (sqlite3:set-busy-handler! db (make-busy-timeout 136000))
  ;;       (db:set-sync db) ;; (sqlite3:execute db "PRAGMA synchronous = 0;")
  ;;       db)
  (let* ((parent-dir   (pathname-directory fname))
	 (dir-writable (file-write-access? parent-dir))
	(if dir-writable
	    (let ((exists  (file-exists? fname))
		  (lock    (obtain-dot-lock fname 1 5 10))
		  (db      (sqlite3:open-database fname)))
	      (sqlite3:set-busy-handler! db (make-busy-timeout 136000))
	      (db:set-sync db) ;; (sqlite3:execute db "PRAGMA synchronous = 0;")
	      (if (not exists)(initproc db))
	      (release-dot-lock fname)
	      db)
	    (begin
	      (debug:print 0 "ERROR: no such db in non-writable dir " fname)
	      (sqlite3:open-database fname))))))
	 (file-exists  (file-exists? fname))
	 (file-write   (if file-exists
			   (file-write-access? fname)
			   dir-writable )))
    (if file-write ;; dir-writable
	(let ((lock    (obtain-dot-lock fname 1 5 10))
	      (db      (sqlite3:open-database fname)))
	  (sqlite3:set-busy-handler! db (make-busy-timeout 136000))
	  (db:set-sync db) ;; (sqlite3:execute db "PRAGMA synchronous = 0;")
	  (if (not file-exists)(initproc db))
	  (release-dot-lock fname)
	  db)
	(begin
	  (debug:print 0 "ERROR: no such db in non-writable dir " fname)
	  (sqlite3:open-database fname))))) ;; )

;; 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*)))
  (let* ((local  (dbr:dbstruct-get-local dbstruct))
	 (rdb    (if local
		     (dbr:dbstruct-get-localdb dbstruct run-id)

	   '("description"    #f)
	   '("reviewed"       #f)
	   '("iterated"       #f)
	   '("avg_runtime"    #f)
	   '("avg_disk"       #f)
	   '("tags"           #f)
	   '("jobgroup"       #f)))))
    

;; use bunch of Unix commands to try to break the lock and recreate the db
;;
(define (db:move-and-recreate-db dbdat)
  (let* ((dbpath   (db:dbdat-get-path        dbdat))
	 (dbdir    (pathname-directory       dbpath))
	 (fname    (pathname-strip-directory dbpath))
	 (fnamejnl (conc fname "-journal"))
	 (tmpname  (conc fname "." (current-process-id)))
	 (tmpjnl   (conc fnamejnl "." (current-process-id))))
    (debug:print 0 "ERROR: " fname " appears corrupted. Making backup \"old/" fname "\"")
    (system (conc "cd " dbdir ";mkdir -p old;cat " fname " > old/" tmpname))
    (system (conc "rm -f " dbpath))
    (if (file-exists? fnamejnl)
	(begin
	  (debug:print 0 "ERROR: " fnamejnl " found, moving it to old dir as " tmpjnl)
	  (system (conc "cd " dbdir ";mkdir -p old;cat " fnamejnl " > old/" tmpjnl))
	  (system (conc "rm -f " dbdir "/" fnamejnl))))
    ;; attempt to recreate database
    (system (conc "cd " dbdir ";sqlite3 old/" tmpname " .dump | sqlite3 " fname))))
    
;; return #f to indicate the dbdat should be closed/reopened
;; else return dbdat
;;
(define (db:repair-db dbdat #!key (numtries 1))
  (let* ((dbpath   (db:dbdat-get-path        dbdat))
	 (dbdir    (pathname-directory       dbpath))
	 (fname    (pathname-strip-directory dbpath)))
    (debug:print-info 0 "Checking db " dbpath " for errors.")
    (cond
     ((not (file-write-access? dbdir))
      (debug:print 0 "WARNING: can't write to " dbdir ", can't fix " fname)
      #f)

     ;; handle special cases, megatest.db and monitor.db
     ;; 
     ;;  NOPE: apply this same approach to all db files
     ;;
     (else ;; ((equal? fname "megatest.db") ;; this file can be regenerated if needed
      (handle-exceptions
       exn
       (begin
	 (db:move-and-recreate-db dbdat)
	 (if (> numtries 0)
	     (db:repair-db dbdat numtries: (- numtries 1))
	     #f)
	 (debug:print 0 "FATAL: file " dbpath " was found corrupted, an attempt to fix has been made but you must start over.")
	 (debug:print 0
		      "   check the following:\n"
		      "      1. full directories, look in ~/ /tmp and " dbdir "\n"
		      "      2. write access to " dbdir "\n\n"
		      "   if the automatic recovery failed you may be able to recover data by doing \"" 
		      (if (member fname '("megatest.db" "monitor.db"))
			  "megatest -cleanup-db"
			  "megatest -import-megatest.db;megatest -cleanup-db")
		      "\"\n")
	 (exit) ;; we can not safely continue when a db was corrupted - even if fixed.
	 )
       ;; test read/write access to the database
       (let ((db (sqlite3:open-database dbpath)))
	 (cond
	  ((equal? fname "megatest.db")
	   (sqlite3:execute db "DELETE FROM tests WHERE state='DELETED';"))
	  ((equal? fname "main.db")
	   (sqlite3:execute db "DELETE FROM runs WHERE state='deleted';"))
	  ((string-match "\\d.db" fname)
	   (sqlite3:execute db "UPDATE tests SET state='DELETED' WHERE state='DELETED';"))
	  ((equal? fname "monitor.db")
	   (sqlite3:execute "DELETE FROM servers WHERE state LIKE 'defunct%';"))
	  (else
	   (sqlite3:execute db "vacuum;")))
	 
	 (finalize! db)
	 #t))))))
    
;; tbls is ( ("tablename" ( "field1" [#f|proc1] ) ( "field2" [#f|proc2] ) .... ) )
;; db's are dbdat's
;;
(define (db:sync-tables tbls fromdb todb . slave-dbs)
  (mutex-lock! *db-sync-mutex*)
  (handle-exceptions
   exn
   (begin
     (mutex-unlock! *db-sync-mutex*)
     (debug:print 0 "EXCEPTION: database probably overloaded or unreadable in db:sync-tables.")
     (print-call-chain (current-error-port))
     (debug:print 0 " message: " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
     (print "exn=" (condition->list exn))
     (debug:print 0 " status:  " ((condition-property-accessor 'sqlite3 'status) exn))
     (debug:print 0 " src db:  " (db:dbdat-get-path fromdb))
     (for-each (lambda (dbdat)
		 (let ((dbpath (db:dbdat-get-path dbdat)))
		 (debug:print 0 " dbpath:  " (db:dbdat-get-path dbdat)))
		   (debug:print 0 " dbpath:  " dbpath)
		   (if (not (db:repair-db dbdat))
		       (begin
			 (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Failed to rebuild " dbpath ", exiting now.")
			 (exit)))))
	       (cons todb slave-dbs))
     
     0)
     (if *server-run* ;; we are inside a server, throw a sync-failed error
	 (signal (make-composite-condition
		 (make-property-condition 'sync-failed 'message "db:sync-tables failed in a server context.")))
	 0)) ;; return zero for num synced
;;      (if *server-run* ;; we are inside a server, throw a sync-failed error
;; 	 (signal (make-composite-condition
;; 		 (make-property-condition 'sync-failed 'message "db:sync-tables failed in a server context.")))
;; 	 0)) ;; return zero for num synced

	 ;; (set! *time-to-exit* #t) ;; let watch dog know that it is time to die.
	 ;; (tasks:server-set-state! (db:delay-if-busy tdbdat) server-id "shutting-down")
	 ;; (portlogger:open-run-close portlogger:set-port port "released")
	 ;; (exit 1)))
   (cond
    ((not fromdb) (debug:print 3 "WARNING: db:sync-tables called with fromdb missing") -1)