Index: http-transport.scm
==================================================================
--- http-transport.scm
+++ http-transport.scm
@@ -274,11 +274,12 @@
       (if (not (setup-for-run))
 	  (begin
 	    (debug:print 0 "ERROR: cannot find megatest.config, exiting")
 	    (exit))))
   (debug:print-info 2 "Starting the standalone server")
-  (daemon:ize)
+  (if (args:get-arg "-daemonize")
+      (daemon:ize))
   (let ((hostinfo (open-run-close tasks:get-best-server tasks:open-db)))
     (debug:print 11 "http-transport:launch hostinfo=" hostinfo)
     ;; #(1 "143.182.207.24" 5736 -1 "http" 22771 "hostname")
     (if hostinfo
 	(debug:print-info 2 "NOT starting new server, one is already running on " (vector-ref hostinfo 1) ":" (vector-ref hostinfo 2))

Index: megatest-version.scm
==================================================================
--- megatest-version.scm
+++ megatest-version.scm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ;; Always use two digit decimal
 ;; 1.01, 1.02...1.10,1.11 ... 1.99,2.00..
 
 (declare (unit megatest-version))
 
-(define megatest-version 1.5407)
+(define megatest-version 1.5408)
 

Index: megatest.scm
==================================================================
--- megatest.scm
+++ megatest.scm
@@ -31,21 +31,26 @@
 (include "common_records.scm")
 (include "key_records.scm")
 (include "db_records.scm")
 (include "megatest-fossil-hash.scm")
 
-(use trace)
-(trace
- thread-sleep!
+;; (use trace)
+;; (trace
+;;  thread-sleep!
+;;  sqlite3:execute
+;;  sqlite3:for-each-row
+;;  open-run-close
+;;  runs:can-run-more-tests
+;;  cdb:remote-run
 ;;  nice-path
 ;;  read-config
 ;; db:teststep-set-status!
 ;; tests:test-set-status!
 ;; cdb:test-set-status-state
 ;; cdb:client-call
 ;; tests:check-waiver-eligibility
-)
+;; )
        
 
 (define help (conc "
 Megatest, documentation at http://www.kiatoa.com/fossils/megatest
   version " megatest-version "
@@ -118,10 +123,11 @@
   -setvars VAR1=val1,VAR2=val2 : Add environment variables to a run NB// these are
                                  overwritten by values set in config files.
   -server -|hostname      : start the server (reduces contention on megatest.db), use
                             - to automatically figure out hostname
   -transport http|zmq     : use http or zmq for transport (default is http) 
+  -daemonize              : fork into background and disconnect from stdin/out
   -list-servers           : list the servers 
   -repl                   : start a repl (useful for extending megatest)
   -load file.scm          : load and run file.scm
 
 Spreadsheet generation
@@ -307,11 +313,11 @@
 	      (if (or (not servers)
 		      (null? servers))
 		  (begin
 		    (debug:print 0 "INFO: Starting server as none running ...")
 		    ;; (server:launch (string->symbol (args:get-arg "-transport" "http"))))
-		    (system (conc (car (argv)) " -server - -transport " (args:get-arg "-transport" "http")))
+		    (system (conc (car (argv)) " -server - -daemonize -transport " (args:get-arg "-transport" "http")))
 		    (thread-sleep! 3)) ;; give the server a few seconds to start
 		  (debug:print 0 "INFO: Servers already running " servers)
 		  )))))
 	
 

Index: tests/fdktestqa/testqa/tests/bigrun/step1.sh
==================================================================
--- tests/fdktestqa/testqa/tests/bigrun/step1.sh
+++ tests/fdktestqa/testqa/tests/bigrun/step1.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-
+sleep 100
 exit 0

Index: tests/fdktestqa/testqa/tests/bigrun/testconfig
==================================================================
--- tests/fdktestqa/testqa/tests/bigrun/testconfig
+++ tests/fdktestqa/testqa/tests/bigrun/testconfig
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 # waiton setup
 priority 0
 
 # Iteration for your tests are controlled by the items section
 [items]
-NUMBER #{scheme (string-intersperse (map number->string (sort (let loop ((a 0)(res '()))(if (< a 1000)(loop (+ a 1)(cons a res)) res)) >)) " ")}
+NUMBER #{scheme (string-intersperse (map number->string (sort (let loop ((a 0)(res '()))(if (< a 500)(loop (+ a 1)(cons a res)) res)) >)) " ")}
 
 # test_meta is a section for storing additional data on your test
 [test_meta]
 author matt
 owner  matt