Megatest

	 (test-names         #f)  ;; (tests:filter-test-names all-test-names test-patts))
	 (required-tests     #f)  ;;(lset-intersection equal? (string-split test-patts ",") test-names))) ;; test-names)) ;; Added test-names as initial for required-tests but that failed to work
	 (task-key           (conc (hash-table->alist flags) " " (get-host-name) " " (current-process-id)))
	 (tdbdat             (tasks:open-db)))

    (if (tasks:need-server run-id)(tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10))


    (let ((sighand (lambda (signum)
		     ;; (signal-mask! signum) ;; to mask or not? seems to cause issues in exiting
		     (set! *time-to-exit* #t)
		     (print "Received signal " signum ", cleaning up before exit. Please wait...")
		     (let ((th1 (make-thread (lambda ()
					       (let ((tdbdat (tasks:open-db)))
						 (rmt:tasks-set-state-given-param-key task-key "killed"))
					       (print "Killed by signal " signum ". Exiting")
					       (exit))))
			   (th2 (make-thread (lambda ()
					       (thread-sleep! 3)
					       (debug:print 0 "Done")
					       (exit 4)))))
		       (thread-start! th2)
		       (thread-start! th1)
		       (thread-join! th2)))))
      (set-signal-handler! signal/int sighand)
      (set-signal-handler! signal/term sighand))

    ;; register this run in monitor.db
    (rmt:tasks-add "run-tests" user target runname test-patts task-key) ;; params)
    (rmt:tasks-set-state-given-param-key task-key "running")
    (runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id inkeys: keys inrunname: runname) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
    (if (file-exists? runconfigf)
	(setup-env-defaults runconfigf run-id *already-seen-runconfig-info* keyvals target)