Megatest

						   ;;       (set! script (conc script "source " prev-env))))
						   
						   ;; call the command using mt_ezstep
						   (set! script (conc "mt_ezstep " stepname " " (if prevstep prevstep "-") " " stepcmd))

						   (debug:print 4 "script: " script)

						   (cdb:remote-run db:teststep-set-status! #f test-id stepname "start" "-" #f #f)
						   ;; now launch
						   (let ((pid (process-run script)))
						     (let processloop ((i 0))
						       (let-values (((pid-val exit-status exit-code)(process-wait pid #t)))
								   (mutex-lock! m)
								   (vector-set! exit-info 0 pid)
								   (vector-set! exit-info 1 exit-status)
								   (vector-set! exit-info 2 exit-code)
								   (mutex-unlock! m)
								   (if (eq? pid-val 0)
								       (begin
									 (thread-sleep! 2)
									 (processloop (+ i 1))))
								   ))
                                                     (let ((exinfo (vector-ref exit-info 2))
                                                           (logfna (if logpro-used (conc stepname ".html") "")))
						       ;; testing if procedures called in a remote call cause problems (ans: no or so I suspect)
						       (cdb:remote-run db:teststep-set-status! #f test-id stepname "end" exinfo #f logfna))
						     (if logpro-used
							 (cdb:test-set-log! *runremote*  test-id (conc stepname ".html")))
						     ;; set the test final status
						     (let* ((this-step-status (cond
									       ((and (eq? (vector-ref exit-info 2) 2) logpro-used) 'warn)
									       ((eq? (vector-ref exit-info 2) 0)                   'pass)
									       (else 'fail)))

		 (th2          (make-thread runit)))
	    (set! job-thread th2)
	    (thread-start! th1)
	    (thread-start! th2)
	    (thread-join! th2)
	    (mutex-lock! m)
	    (let* ((item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
		   (testinfo  (cdb:get-test-info-by-id *runremote* test-id))) ;; )) ;; run-id test-name item-path)))
	      ;; Am I completed?
	      (if (not (equal? (db:test-get-state testinfo) "COMPLETED"))
		  (begin
		    (debug:print 2 "Test NOT logged as COMPLETED, (state=" (db:test-get-state testinfo) "), updating result, rollup-status is " rollup-status)
		    (tests:test-set-status! test-id 
				    (if kill-job? "KILLED" "COMPLETED")
				    (cond

;;  <linkdir> - <target> - <testname> [ - <itempath> ]
;; 
;; All log file links should be stored relative to the top of link path
;;  
;; <target> - <testname> [ - <itempath> ] 
;;
(define (create-work-area db run-id test-id test-src-path disk-path testname itemdat)
  (let* ((run-info (cdb:remote-run db:get-run-info #f run-id))
	 (item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
	 (runname  (db:get-value-by-header (db:get-row run-info)
					   (db:get-header run-info)
					   "runname"))
	 ;; convert back to db: from rdb: - this is always run at server end
	 (key-vals (cdb:remote-run db:get-key-vals #f run-id))
	 (target   (string-intersperse key-vals "/"))

	 (not-iterated  (equal? "" item-path))

	 ;; all tests are found at <rundir>/test-base or <linkdir>/test-base
	 (testtop-base (conc target "/" runname "/" testname))
	 (test-base    (conc testtop-base (if not-iterated "" "/") item-path))

    ;; This wass highly inefficient, one db write for every subtest, potentially
    ;; thousands of unnecessary updates, cache the fact it was set and don't set it 
    ;; again. 

    ;; NB - This is not working right - some top tests are not getting the path set!!!

    (if (not (hash-table-ref/default *toptest-paths* testname #f))
	(let* ((testinfo       (cdb:get-test-info-by-id *runremote* test-id)) ;;  run-id testname item-path))
	       (curr-test-path (if testinfo (db:test-get-rundir testinfo) #f)))
	  (hash-table-set! *toptest-paths* testname curr-test-path)
	  ;; NB// Was this for the test or for the parent in an iterated test?
	  (cdb:test-set-rundir! *runremote* run-id testname item-path lnkpath) ;; toptest-path)
	  (if (or (not curr-test-path)
		  (not (directory-exists? toptest-path)))
	      (begin
		(debug:print-info 2 "Creating " toptest-path " and link " lnkpath)
		(create-directory toptest-path #t)
		(hash-table-set! *toptest-paths* testname toptest-path)))))

	 (work-area  #f)
	 (toptest-work-area #f) ;; for iterated tests the top test contains data relevant for all
	 (diskpath   #f)
	 (cmdparms   #f)
	 (fullcmd    #f) ;; (define a (with-output-to-string (lambda ()(write x))))
	 (mt-bindir-path #f)
	 (item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
	 (test-id    (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-id #f run-id test-name item-path))
	 (testinfo   (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-info-by-id #f test-id))
	 (mt_target  (string-intersperse (map cadr keyvallst) "/"))
	 (debug-param (append (if (args:get-arg "-debug")  (list "-debug" (args:get-arg "-debug")) '())
			      (if (args:get-arg "-logging")(list "-logging") '()))))
    (if hosts (set! hosts (string-split hosts)))
    ;; set the megatest to be called on the remote host
    (if (not remote-megatest)(set! remote-megatest local-megatest)) ;; "megatest"))
    (set! mt-bindir-path (pathname-directory remote-megatest))

							  (list 'ezsteps   ezsteps) 
							  (list 'target    mt_target)
							  (list 'env-ovrd  (hash-table-ref/default *configdat* "env-override" '())) 
							  (list 'set-vars  (if params (hash-table-ref/default params "-setvars" #f)))
							  (list 'runname   runname)
							  (list 'mt-bindir-path mt-bindir-path))))))) ;; (string-intersperse keyvallst " "))))
    ;; clean out step records from previous run if they exist
    ;; (debug:print-info 4 "FIXMEEEEE!!!! This can be removed some day, perhaps move all test records to the test db?")
    ;; (open-run-close db:delete-test-step-records db test-id)
    (change-directory work-area) ;; so that log files from the launch process don't clutter the test dir
    (tests:test-set-status! test-id "LAUNCHED" "n/a" #f #f) ;; (if launch-results launch-results "FAILED"))
    (cond
     ((and launcher hosts) ;; must be using ssh hostname
      (set! fullcmd (append launcher (car hosts)(list remote-megatest test-sig "-execute" cmdparms) debug-param)))
     ;; (set! fullcmd (append launcher (car hosts)(list remote-megatest test-sig "-execute" cmdparms))))
     (launcher