Megatest

	  (rdb:set-tests-state-status db run-id test-names #f "FAIL" "NOT_STARTED" "FAIL")))

    ;; now add non-directly referenced dependencies (i.e. waiton)
    (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
	  (let* ((config  (tests:get-testconfig hed 'return-procs))
		 (waitons (string-split (let ((w (config-lookup config "requirements" "waiton")))
					  (if w w "")))))
		 (waitons (if config (string-split (let ((w (config-lookup config "requirements" "waiton")))
						     (if w w "")))
			      (begin
				(debug:print 0 "ERROR: non-existent required test \"" hed "\"")
                                (sqlite3:finalize! db)
				(exit 1)))))
	    ;; check for hed in waitons => this would be circular, remove it and issue an
	    ;; error
	    (if (member hed waitons)
		(begin
		  (debug:print 0 "ERROR: test " hed " has listed itself as a waiton, please correct this!")
		  (set! waitons (filter (lambda (x)(not (equal? x hed))) waitons))))
	    

			  (debug:print 4 "INFO: Shouldn't really get here, race condition? Unable to launch more tests at this moment, killing time ...")
			  (thread-sleep! 0.1) ;; long sleep here - no resources, may as well be patient
			  ;; we made new tal by sticking hed at the back of the list
			  (loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal)))
			;; the waiton is FAIL so no point in trying to run hed ever again
			(if (not (null? tal))
			    (begin
			      (debug:print 1 "WARN: Dropping test " (db:test-get-test-name hed) "/" (db:test-get-item-path hed)
			      (debug:print 1 "WARN: Dropping test " (db:test-get-testname hed) "/" (db:test-get-item-path hed)
					   " from the launch list as it has prerequistes that are FAIL")
			      (loop (car tal)(cdr tal)))))))))
	     
	     ;; case where an items came in as a list been processed
	     ((and (list? items)     ;; thus we know our items are already calculated
		   (not   itemdat)) ;; and not yet expanded into the list of things to be done
	      (if (and (>= *verbosity* 1)