Megatest

	       )))))
  ;; then, if runscript ran ok (or did not get called)
  ;; do all the ezsteps (if any)
  (if ezsteps
      (let* ((testconfig ;; (read-config (conc work-area "/testconfig") #f #t environ-patt: "pre-launch-env-vars")) ;; FIXME??? is allow-system ok here?
	      ;; NOTE: it is tempting to turn off force-create of testconfig but dynamic
	      ;;       ezstep names need a full re-eval here.
	      (tests:get-testconfig test-name tconfigreg #t force-create: #t)) ;; 'return-procs)))
	      (tests:get-testconfig test-name item-path tconfigreg #t force-create: #t)) ;; 'return-procs)))
	     (ezstepslst (if (hash-table? testconfig)
			     (hash-table-ref/default testconfig "ezsteps" '())
			     #f)))
	(if testconfig
	    (hash-table-set! *testconfigs* test-name testconfig) ;; cached for lazy reads later ...
	    (begin
	      (launch:setup)

       (list "MT_TEST_NAME" test-name)
       (list "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
       (list "MT_ITEMPATH"  item-path)
       )
      itemdat))
    (let* ((tregistry       (tests:get-all)) ;; third param (below) is system-allowed
           ;; for tconfig, why do we allow fallback to test-conf?
	   (tconfig         (or (tests:get-testconfig test-name tregistry #t force-create: #t)
	   (tconfig         (or (tests:get-testconfig test-name item-path tregistry #t force-create: #t)
				(begin
                                  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: falling back to pre-calculated testconfig. This is likely not desired.")
                                  test-conf))) ;; force re-read now that all vars are set
	   (useshell        (let ((ush (config-lookup *configdat* "jobtools"     "useshell")))
			      (if ush 
				  (if (equal? ush "no") ;; must use "no" to NOT use shell
				      #f

      (items:get-items-from-config tconfig))
     (else #f))))                           ;; not iterated


;; returns waitons waitors tconfigdat
;;
(define (tests:get-waitons test-name all-tests-registry)
   (let* ((config  (tests:get-testconfig test-name all-tests-registry 'return-procs)))
   (let* ((config  (tests:get-testconfig test-name #f all-tests-registry 'return-procs)))
     (let ((instr (if config 
		      (config-lookup config "requirements" "waiton")
		      (begin ;; No config means this is a non-existant test
			(debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "non-existent required test \"" test-name "\"")
			(exit 1))))
	   (instr2 (if config
		       (config-lookup config "requirements" "waitor")

		    (loop (car tal)(cdr tal)(cons qry res)))))))
      #f))

;; Check for waiver eligibility
;;
(define (tests:check-waiver-eligibility testdat prev-testdat)
  (let* ((test-registry (make-hash-table))
	 (testconfig  (tests:get-testconfig (db:test-get-testname testdat) test-registry #f))
	 (testconfig  (tests:get-testconfig (db:test-get-testname testdat) (db:test-get-item-path testdat) test-registry #f))
	 (test-rundir ;; (sdb:qry 'passstr 
	  (db:test-get-rundir testdat)) ;; )
	 (prev-rundir ;; (sdb:qry 'passstr 
	  (db:test-get-rundir prev-testdat)) ;; )
	 (waivers     (if testconfig (configf:section-vars testconfig "waivers") '()))
	 (waiver-rx   (regexp "^(\\S+)\\s+(.*)$"))
	 (diff-rule   "diff %file1% %file2%")

      #f))

;; if .testconfig exists in test directory read and return it
;; else if have cached copy in *testconfigs* return it IFF there is a section "have fulldata"
;; else read the testconfig file
;;   if have path to test directory save the config as .testconfig and return it
;;
(define (tests:get-testconfig test-name test-registry system-allowed #!key (force-create #f))
(define (tests:get-testconfig test-name item-path test-registry system-allowed #!key (force-create #f))
  (let* ((cache-path   (tests:get-test-path-from-environment))
	 (cache-file   (and cache-path (conc cache-path "/.testconfig")))
	 (cache-exists (and cache-file
			    (not force-create)  ;; if force-create then pretend there is no cache to read
			    (file-exists? cache-file)))
	 (cached-dat   (if (and (not force-create)
				cache-exists)
			   (handle-exceptions
			    exn
			    #f ;; any issues, just give up with the cached version and re-read
			    (configf:read-alist cache-file))
			   #f)))
			   #f))
         (test-full-name (if (and item-path (not (string-null? item-path)))
                             (conc test-name "/" item-path)
                             test-name)))
    (if cached-dat
	cached-dat
	(let ((dat (hash-table-ref/default *testconfigs* test-name #f)))
	(let ((dat (hash-table-ref/default *testconfigs* test-full-name #f)))
	  (if (and  dat ;; have a locally cached version
		    (hash-table-ref/default dat "have fulldata" #f)) ;; marked as good data?
	      dat
	      ;; no cached data available
	      (let* ((treg         (or test-registry
				       (tests:get-all)))
		     (test-path    (or (hash-table-ref/default treg test-name #f)
				       (conc *toppath* "/tests/" test-name)))
		     (test-configf (conc test-path "/testconfig"))
		     (testexists   (and (file-exists? test-configf)(file-read-access? test-configf)))
		     (tcfg         (if testexists
				       (read-config test-configf #f system-allowed
						    environ-patt: (if system-allowed
								      "pre-launch-env-vars"
								      #f))
				       #f)))
		(if (and tcfg cache-file) (hash-table-set! tcfg "have fulldata" #t)) ;; mark this as fully read data
		(if tcfg (hash-table-set! *testconfigs* test-name tcfg))
		(if tcfg (hash-table-set! *testconfigs* test-full-name tcfg))
		(if (and testexists
			 cache-file
			 (file-write-access? cache-path))
		    (let ((tpath (conc cache-path "/.testconfig")))
		      (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "Caching testconfig for " test-name " in " tpath)
		      (configf:write-alist tcfg tpath)))
		tcfg))))))

;; hed is the test name
;; test-records is a hash of test-name => test record
(define (tests:get-full-data test-names test-records required-tests all-tests-registry)
  (if (not (null? test-names))
      (let loop ((hed (car test-names))
		 (tal (cdr test-names)))         ;; 'return-procs tells the config reader to prep running system but return a proc
	(debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "hed=" hed " at top of loop")
        ;; don't know item-path at this time, let the testconfig get the top level testconfig
	(let* ((config  (tests:get-testconfig hed all-tests-registry 'return-procs))
	(let* ((config  (tests:get-testconfig hed #f all-tests-registry 'return-procs))
	       (waitons (let ((instr (if config 
					 (config-lookup config "requirements" "waiton")
					 (begin ;; No config means this is a non-existant test
					   (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "non-existent required test \"" hed "\", grep through your testconfigs to find and remove or create the test. Discarding and continuing.")
					     ""))))
			  (debug:print-info 8 *default-log-port* "waitons string is " instr)
			  (string-split (cond