Megatest

	 (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))
	 (testinfo   (rdb:get-test-info db run-id test-name item-path))
	 (test-id    (db:test-get-id testinfo))
	 (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

							  (list 'test-name test-name) 
							  (list 'runscript runscript) 
							  (list 'run-id    run-id   )
							  (list 'test-id   test-id  )
							  (list 'itemdat   itemdat  )
							  (list 'megatest  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
    (db:delete-test-step-records db run-id test-name itemdat)
    (change-directory work-area) ;; so that log files from the launch process don't clutter the test dir

    ;; 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"
			    (append (list (list "MT_TEST_RUN_DIR" work-area)
					  (list "MT_TEST_NAME" test-name)
					  (list "MT_ITEM_INFO" (conc itemdat)) 
					  (list "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
					  (list "MT_TARGET"    mt_target)
					  )
				    itemdat)))
	   (launch-results (apply cmd-run-proc-each-line
				  (if useshell
				      (string-intersperse fullcmd " ")
				      (car fullcmd))
				  print
				  (if useshell
				      '()
				      (cdr fullcmd))))) ;;  launcher fullcmd)));; (apply cmd-run-proc-each-line launcher print fullcmd))) ;; (cmd-run->list fullcmd))
      (with-output-to-file "mt_launch.log"
	(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