Index: db.scm
==================================================================
--- db.scm
+++ db.scm
@@ -967,10 +967,11 @@
 
 ;;======================================================================
 ;; Misc. test related queries
 ;;======================================================================
 
+;; MUST BE CALLED local!
 (define (db:test-get-paths-matching db keynames target fnamepatt #!key (res '()))
   (let ((paths-from-db (cdb:remote-run db:test-get-paths-matching-keynames-target db keynames target res)))
     (if fnamepatt
 	(apply append 
 	       (map (lambda (p)

Index: launch.scm
==================================================================
--- launch.scm
+++ launch.scm
@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@
 	                                  (if (and (file-exists? fulln)
                                                    (file-execute-access? fulln))
                                               fulln
                                               runscript))))) ;; assume it is on the path
 	       (rollup-status 0))
+	  (change-directory top-path)
 	  (debug:print 2 "Exectuing " test-name " (id: " test-id ") on " (get-host-name))
 	  ;; Setup the *runremote* global var
 	  (if *runremote* (debug:print 2 "ERROR: I'm not expecting *runremote* to be set at this time"))
 	  ;; (set! *runremote* runremote)
 	  (set! *transport-type* (string->symbol transport))
@@ -109,11 +110,11 @@
 	  (setenv "MT_ITEM_INFO" (conc itemdat))
 	  (setenv "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
 	  (setenv "MT_MEGATEST"  megatest)
 	  (setenv "MT_TARGET"    target)
 	  (if mt-bindir-path (setenv "PATH" (conc (getenv "PATH") ":" mt-bindir-path)))
-	  (change-directory top-path)
+	  ;; (change-directory top-path)
 	  (if (not (setup-for-run))
 	      (begin
 		(debug:print 0 "Failed to setup, exiting") 
 		;; (sqlite3:finalize! db)
 		;; (sqlite3:finalize! tdb)

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 1.53)
+(define megatest-version 1.5301)
 

Index: megatest.scm
==================================================================
--- megatest.scm
+++ megatest.scm
@@ -139,16 +139,19 @@
 			"-execute"   ;; run the command encoded in the base64 parameter
 			"-step"
 			":runname"   
 			"-target"
 			"-reqtarg"
-			":item"
-			":runname"   
+			":runname"
+			"-runname"
 			":state"  
+			"-state"
 			":status"
+			"-status"
 			"-list-runs"
 			"-testpatt" 
+			"-itempatt"
 			"-setlog"
 			"-set-toplog"
 			"-runstep"
 			"-logpro"
 			"-m"
@@ -240,10 +243,16 @@
 (if (args:get-arg "-logging")(set! *logging* #t))
 
 (if (debug:debug-mode 3) ;; we are obviously debugging
     (set! open-run-close open-run-close-no-exception-handling))
 
+(if (args:get-arg "-itempatt")
+    (let ((newval (conc (args:get-arg "-testpatt") "/" (args:get-arg "-itempatt"))))
+      (debug:print 0 "WARNING: -itempatt has been deprecated, please use -testpatt testpatt/itempatt method, new testpatt is "newval)
+      (hash-table-set! args:arg-hash "-testpatt" newval)
+      (hash-table-delete! args:arg-hash "-itempatt")))
+
 ;;======================================================================
 ;; Misc general calls
 ;;======================================================================
 
 (if (args:get-arg "-env2file")

Index: tests/Makefile
==================================================================
--- tests/Makefile
+++ tests/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # run some tests
 
-BINPATH=$(shell realpath ../bin)
+BINPATH=$(PWD)/../bin
 MEGATEST=$(BINPATH)/megatest
 PATH := $(BINPATH):$(PATH)
 RUNNAME := $(shell date +w%V.%u.%H.%M)
 IPADDR := "-"
 # Set SERVER to "-server -"

Index: tests/fullrun/runconfigs.config
==================================================================
--- tests/fullrun/runconfigs.config
+++ tests/fullrun/runconfigs.config
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 [include #{getenv MT_RUN_AREA_HOME}/common_runconfigs.config]
+
+# #{system echo 'VACKYVAR #{shell pwd}' > $MT_RUN_AREA_HOME/config/$USER.config}
+[include ./config/#{getenv USER}.config]
 
 WACKYVAR0 #{get ubuntu/nfs/none CURRENT}
 WACKYVAR1 #{scheme (args:get-arg "-target")}
 
 [default/ubuntu/nfs]

Index: tests/fullrun/tests/test_mt_vars/testconfig
==================================================================
--- tests/fullrun/tests/test_mt_vars/testconfig
+++ tests/fullrun/tests/test_mt_vars/testconfig
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@
 # ALT_VAR should NOT be set
 altvarnotset altvarnotset.sh
 
 # EMPTY_VAR should be an empty string
 empty_var empty_var.sh
+
+# VACKYVAR should be set to a path
+vackyvar vackyvar.sh
 
 # test-path and test-file
 test-path test-path-file.sh
 
 [requirements]

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