Megatest

	 (test-records       (make-hash-table))
	 ;; need to process runconfigs before generating these lists
	 (all-tests-registry #f)  ;; (tests:get-all)) ;; (tests:get-valid-tests (make-hash-table) test-search-path)) ;; all valid tests to check waiton names
	 (all-test-names     #f)  ;; (hash-table-keys all-tests-registry))
	 (test-names         #f)  ;; (tests:filter-test-names all-test-names test-patts))
	 (required-tests     #f)  ;; Put fully qualified test/testpath names in this list to be done
	 (task-key           (conc (hash-table->alist flags) " " (get-host-name) " " (current-process-id)))
	 (tdbdat             (tasks:open-db))
	 (config-reruns      (let ((x (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "reruns")))
			       (if x (string->number x) #f))))

    ;; override the number of reruns from the configs
    (if (and config-reruns
	     (> run-count config-reruns))
	(set! run-count config-reruns))
    
    (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
		     (if (eq? signum signal/stop)
			 (debug:print 0 "ERROR: attempt to STOP process. Exiting."))
		     (set! *time-to-exit* #t)

						(else #f)))                           ;; not iterated
					     #f      ;; itemsdat 5
					     #f      ;; spare - used for item-path
					     )))
	    (for-each 
	     (lambda (waiton)
	       (if (and waiton (not (member waiton test-names)))

		   (let* ((waiton-record   (hash-table-ref/default test-records waiton #f))
			  (waiton-tconfig  (if waiton-record (vector-ref waiton-record 1) #f))
			  (waiton-itemized (and waiton-tconfig
						(or (hash-table-ref/default waiton-tconfig "items" #f)
						    (hash-table-ref/default waiton-tconfig "itemstable" #f))))
			  (itemmap         (configf:lookup config "requirements" "itemmap"))
			  (new-test-patts  (tests:extend-test-patts test-patts hed waiton itemmap)))
		     (debug:print-info 0 "Test " waiton " has " (if waiton-record "a" "no") " waiton-record and" (if waiton-itemized " " " no ") "items")
		     ;; need to account for test-patt here, if I am test "a", selected with a test-patt of "hed/b%"
		     ;; and we are waiting on "waiton" we need to add "waiton/,waiton/b%" to test-patt
		     ;; is this satisfied by merely appending "/" to the waiton name added to the list?
		     ;;
		     ;; This approach causes all of the items in an upstream test to be run 

			   (if waiton-itemized
			       (begin
				 (debug:print-info 0 "New test patts: " new-test-patts ", prev test patts: " test-patts)
				 (set! required-tests (cons (conc waiton "/") required-tests))
				 (set! test-patts new-test-patts))
			       (begin
				 (debug:print-info 0 "Adding non-itemized test " waiton " to required-tests")
				 (set! required-tests (cons waiton required-tests))
				 (set! test-patts new-test-patts))))
			 (begin
			   (debug:print-info 0 "No testconfig info yet for " waiton ", setting up to re-process it")
			   (set! tal (append (cons waiton tal)(list hed))))) ;; (cons (conc waiton "/") required-tests))
			 
		     ;; NOPE: didn't work. required needs to be plain test names. Try tacking on to test-patts
		     ;;  - doesn't work
		     ;; (set! test-patts (conc test-patts "," waiton "/"))

					  "runs: mark-incompletes")))
	    (thread-start! th1)
	    (thread-start! th2)
	    (thread-join! th1)
	    (set! keep-going #f)
	    (thread-join! th2)
	    ;; if run-count > 0 call, set -preclean and -rerun STUCK/DEAD
	    (if (> run-count 0) ;; handle reruns
		(begin
		  (if (not (hash-table-ref/default flags "-preclean" #f))
		      (hash-table-set! flags "-preclean" #t))
		  (if (not (hash-table-ref/default flags "-rerun" #f))
		      (hash-table-set! flags "-rerun" "STUCK/DEAD,n/a,ZERO_ITEMS"))
		  ;; recursive call to self
		  (runs:run-tests target runname test-patts user flags run-count: (- run-count 1)))))

	 (tdbdat       (tasks:open-db))
	 (keys         (rmt:get-keys))
	 (rundat       (mt:get-runs-by-patt keys runnamepatt target))
	 (header       (vector-ref rundat 0))
	 (runs         (vector-ref rundat 1))
	 (states       (if state  (string-split state  ",") '()))
	 (statuses     (if status (string-split status ",") '()))
	 (state-status (if (string? new-state-status) (string-split new-state-status ",") '(#f #f)))
	 (rp-mutex     (make-mutex))
	 (bup-mutex    (make-mutex)))
    (debug:print-info 4 "runs:operate-on => Header: " header " action: " action " new-state-status: " new-state-status)
    (if (> 2 (length state-status))
	(begin
	  (debug:print 0 "ERROR: the parameter to -set-state-status is a comma delimited string. E.g. COMPLETED,FAIL")
	  (exit)))
    (for-each
     (lambda (run)

	   (debug:print-info 4 "runs:operate-on run=" run ", header=" header)
	   (if (not (null? tests))
	       (begin
		 (case action
		   ((remove-runs)
		    (if (tasks:need-server run-id)(tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10))
		    ;; seek and kill in flight -runtests with % as testpatt here
		    ;; (if (equal? testpatt "%")
		    (tasks:kill-runner target run-name testpatt)
		    ;; (debug:print 0 "not attempting to kill any run launcher processes as testpatt is " testpatt))
		    (debug:print 1 "Removing tests for run: " runkey " " (db:get-value-by-header run header "runname")))
		   ((set-state-status)
		    (if (tasks:need-server run-id)(tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10))
		    (debug:print 1 "Modifying state and staus for tests for run: " runkey " " (db:get-value-by-header run header "runname")))
		   ((print-run)
		    (debug:print 1 "Printing info for run " runkey ", run=" run ", tests=" tests ", header=" header)
		    action)
		   ((run-wait)
		    (debug:print 1 "Waiting for run " runkey ", run=" runnamepatt " to complete"))
		   ((archive)
		    (debug:print 1 "Archiving/restoring (" (args:get-arg "-archive") ") data for run: " runkey " " (db:get-value-by-header run header "runname"))
		    (set! worker-thread (make-thread (lambda ()
						       (case (string->symbol (args:get-arg "-archive"))
							 ((save save-remove keep-html)(archive:run-bup (args:get-arg "-archive") run-id run-name tests rp-mutex bup-mutex))
							 ((restore)(archive:bup-restore (args:get-arg "-archive") run-id run-name tests rp-mutex bup-mutex))
							 (else 
							  (debug:print 0 "ERROR: unrecognised sub command to -archive. Run \"megatest\" to see help")
							  (exit))))
						     "archive-bup-thread"))
		    (thread-start! worker-thread))
		   (else
		    (debug:print-info 0 "action not recognised " action)))