Megatest

				   #f))
			   (string<? (conc time-a)(conc time-b))))))))
      '()))

;;======================================================================
;; M I S C   M A N A G E M E N T   I T E M S 
;;======================================================================

;; A routine to map itempaths using a itemmap
(define (db:compare-itempaths patha pathb itemmap)
  (debug:print-info 3 "ITEMMAP is " itemmap)
  (if itemmap
      (let* ((mapparts    (string-split itemmap))
	     (pattern     (car mapparts))
	     (replacement (if (> (length mapparts) 1) (cadr mapparts) "")))
	(if replacement
	    (equal? (string-substitute pattern replacement patha)
		    (string-substitute pattern replacement pathb))
	    (equal? (string-substitute pattern "" patha)
		    (string-substitute pattern "" pathb))))
      (equal? patha pathb)))

;; the new prereqs calculation, looks also at itempath if specified
;; all prereqs must be met:
;;    if prereq test with itempath='' is COMPLETED and PASS, WARN, CHECK, or WAIVED then prereq is met
;;    if prereq test with itempath=ref-item-path and COMPLETED with PASS, WARN, CHECK, or WAIVED then prereq is met
;;
;; Note: mode 'normal means that tests must be COMPLETED and ok (i.e. PASS, WARN, CHECK, SKIP or WAIVED)
;;       mode 'toplevel means that tests must be COMPLETED only
;;       mode 'itemmatch or 'itemwait means that tests items must be COMPLETED and (PASS|WARN|WAIVED|CHECK) [[ NB// NOT IMPLEMENTED YET ]]
;; 
(define (db:get-prereqs-not-met run-id waitons ref-item-path #!key (mode '(normal))(itemmap #f))
  (if (or (not waitons)
	  (null? waitons))
      '()
      (let* ((unmet-pre-reqs '())
	     (result         '()))
	(for-each 
	 (lambda (waitontest-name)

		(let* ((state             (db:test-get-state test))
		       (status            (db:test-get-status test))
		       (item-path         (db:test-get-item-path test))
		       (is-completed      (equal? state "COMPLETED"))
		       (is-running        (equal? state "RUNNING"))
		       (is-killed         (equal? state "KILLED"))
		       (is-ok             (member status '("PASS" "WARN" "CHECK" "WAIVED" "SKIP")))
		       (same-itempath     (db:compare-itempaths ref-item-path item-path itemmap))) ;; (equal? ref-item-path item-path)))
		  (set! ever-seen #t)
		  (cond
		   ;; case 1, non-item (parent test) is 
		   ((and (equal? item-path "") ;; this is the parent test of the waiton being examined
			 is-completed
			 (or is-ok (not (null? (lset-intersection eq? mode '(toplevel)))))) ;;  itemmatch itemwait))))))
		    (set! parent-waiton-met #t))