Megatest

     (tags-testpatt
      (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "-tagexpr "tagexpr" selects testpatt "tags-testpatt)
      tags-testpatt)
     ((and (equal? args-testpatt "%") rtestpatt)
      (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "testpatt defined in "testpatt-key" from runconfigs: " rtestpatt)
      rtestpatt)
     (else args-testpatt))))
     



(define (common:false-on-exception thunk #!key (message #f))
  (handle-exceptions exn
                     (begin
                       (if message
                           (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* message))
                       #f) (thunk) ))

(define (common:file-exists? path-string)
  ;; this avoids stack dumps in the case where 

  ;;;; TODO: catch permission denied exceptions and emit appropriate warnings, eg:  system error while trying to access file: "/nfs/pdx/disks/icf_env_disk001/bjbarcla/gwa/issues/mtdev/randy-slow/reproduce/q...
  (common:false-on-exception (lambda () (file-exists? path-string))
                             message: (conc "Unable to access path: " path-string)
                             ))

(define (common:directory-exists? path-string)
  ;;;; TODO: catch permission denied exceptions and emit appropriate warnings, eg:  system error while trying to access file: "/nfs/pdx/disks/icf_env_disk001/bjbarcla/gwa/issues/mtdev/randy-slow/reproduce/q...
  (common:false-on-exception (lambda () (directory-exists? path-string))
                             message: (conc "Unable to access path: " path-string)
                             ))


(define (common:get-linktree)
  (or (getenv "MT_LINKTREE")
      (if *configdat*
	  (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree")
	  #f)))

(define (common:args-get-runname)

	   (and *configdat*
		(equal? (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "use-cache") "no")))))

;; force use of server?
;;
(define (common:force-server?)
  (let* ((force-setting (configf:lookup "server" "force"))
	(force-type    (if force-setting (string->symbol force-setting) #f)))
         (force-type    (if force-setting (string->symbol force-setting) #f)))
    (case force-type
      ((#f)     #f)
      ((always) #t)
      ((test)   (if (args:get-arg "-execute") ;; we are in a test
		    #t
		    #f)))))