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 -"