Index: configf.scm
==================================================================
--- configf.scm
+++ configf.scm
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@
 	       (configf:comment-rx _                  (loop (configf:read-line inp res) curr-section-name #f #f))
 	       (configf:blank-l-rx _                  (loop (configf:read-line inp res) curr-section-name #f #f))
 	       (configf:include-rx ( x include-file ) (let ((curr-dir (current-directory))
 							    (conf-dir  (pathname-directory path)))
 							(if conf-dir (change-directory conf-dir))
-							(read-config include-file res allow-system environ-patt: environ-patt curr-section: curr-section-name)
+							(read-config include-file res allow-system environ-patt: environ-patt curr-section: curr-section-name sections: sections)
 							(change-directory curr-dir)
 							(loop (configf:read-line inp res) curr-section-name #f #f)))
 	       (configf:section-rx ( x section-name ) (loop (configf:read-line inp res)
 							    ;; if we have the sections list then force all settings into "" and delete it later?
 							    (if (or (not sections) 

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 1.42)
+(define megatest-version 1.43)
 

Index: runconfig.scm
==================================================================
--- runconfig.scm
+++ runconfig.scm
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
   (let* ((keys    (rdb:get-keys db))
 	 (keyvals (rdb:get-key-vals db run-id))
 	 (thekey  (string-intersperse (map (lambda (x)(if x x "-na-")) keyvals) "/"))
 	 ;; Why was system disallowed in the reading of the runconfigs file?
 	 ;; NOTE: Should be setting env vars based on (target|default)
-	 (confdat (read-config fname #f #t environ-patt: environ-patt sections: '("default" thekey)))
+	 (confdat (read-config fname #f #t environ-patt: environ-patt sections: (list "default" thekey)))
 	 (whatfound (make-hash-table))
 	 (sections (list "default" thekey)))
     (if (not *target*)(set! *target* thekey)) ;; may save a db access or two but repeats db:get-target code
     (debug:print 4 "Using key=\"" thekey "\"")
 

Index: tests/common_runconfigs.config
==================================================================
--- tests/common_runconfigs.config
+++ tests/common_runconfigs.config
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 [/tmp/mrwellan/env/ubuntu/afs]
 BOGOUS Bob
 
 [default/ubuntu/nfs]
 CURRENT     /blah
+ALT_VAR we should not see this one
 
 [ubuntu/nfs/none]
 CURRENT     /tmp/nada
+UNIQUEVAR   this one should be set
 

ADDED   tests/tests/test_mt_vars/altvarnotset.sh
Index: tests/tests/test_mt_vars/altvarnotset.sh
==================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ tests/tests/test_mt_vars/altvarnotset.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+! grep ALT_VAR megatest.sh

Index: tests/tests/test_mt_vars/testconfig
==================================================================
--- tests/tests/test_mt_vars/testconfig
+++ tests/tests/test_mt_vars/testconfig
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@
 currentisblah currentisblah.sh
 
 # $BOGOUS should NOT be set
 bogousnotset bogousnotset.sh
 
+# ALT_VAR should NOT be set
+altvarnotset altvarnotset.sh
+
 [requirements]
 waiton runfirst
 priority 0
 
 [items]