Megatest

	 (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    (open-run-close db:get-test-id db run-id test-name item-path))
	 (testinfo   (open-run-close db:get-test-info-by-id db test-id))
	 (mt_target  (string-intersperse (map cadr keyvallst) "/"))
	 (debug-param (if (args:get-arg "-debug")(list "-debug" (args:get-arg "-debug")) '())))
    (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))
    (if launcher (set! launcher (string-split launcher)))
    ;; set up the run work area for this test
    (set! diskpath (get-best-disk *configdat*))
    (if diskpath
	(let ((dat  (open-run-close create-work-area db run-id test-id test-path diskpath test-name itemdat)))
	  (set! work-area (car dat))
	  (set! toptest-work-area (cadr dat))
	  (debug:print 2 "INFO: Using work area " work-area))
	(begin
	  (set! work-area (conc test-path "/tmp_run"))
	  (create-directory work-area #t)
	  (debug:print 0 "WARNING: No disk work area specified - running in the test directory under tmp_run")))

							  (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
    (print "FIXMEEEEE!!!!")
    ;; (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
    (open-run-close test-set-status! db 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
      (set! fullcmd (append launcher (list remote-megatest test-sig "-execute" cmdparms) debug-param)))
     ;; (set! fullcmd (append launcher (list remote-megatest test-sig "-execute" cmdparms))))
     (else
      (if (not useshell)(debug:print 0 "WARNING: internal launching will not work well without \"useshell yes\" in your [jobtools] section"))
      (set! fullcmd (append (list remote-megatest test-sig "-execute" cmdparms) debug-param (list (if useshell "&" ""))))))
    ;; (set! fullcmd (list remote-megatest test-sig "-execute" cmdparms (if useshell "&" "")))))
    (if (args:get-arg "-xterm")(set! fullcmd (append fullcmd (list "-xterm"))))
    (debug:print 1 "Launching " work-area)

    ;; set pre-launch-env-vars before launching, keep the vars in prevvals and put the envionment back when done
    (debug:print 4 "fullcmd: " fullcmd)
    (let* ((commonprevvals (alist->env-vars
			    (hash-table-ref/default *configdat* "env-override" '())))
	   (testprevvals   (alist->env-vars
			    (hash-table-ref/default test-conf "pre-launch-env-overrides" '())))
	   (miscprevvals   (alist->env-vars ;; consolidate this code with the code in megatest.scm for "-execute"

	(lambda ()
	  (apply print launch-results)))
      (debug:print 2 "Launching completed, updating db")
      (debug:print 2 "Launch results: " launch-results)
      (if (not launch-results)
	  (begin
	    (print "ERROR: Failed to run " (string-intersperse fullcmd " ") ", exiting now")
	    ;; (sqlite3:finalize! db)
	    ;; good ole "exit" seems not to work
	    ;; (_exit 9)
	    ;; but this hack will work! Thanks go to Alan Post of the Chicken email list
	    ;; NB// Is this still needed? Should be safe to go back to "exit" now?
	    (process-signal (current-process-id) signal/kill)
	    ))
      (alist->env-vars miscprevvals)
      (alist->env-vars testprevvals)
      (alist->env-vars commonprevvals)
      launch-results))
  (change-directory *toppath*))