Megatest

		(debug:print-info 4 "run-limits-info = " run-limits-info)
		(cond ;; INNER COND #1 for a launchable test
		 ;; Check item path against item-patts
		 ((not (tests:match test-patts (tests:testqueue-get-testname test-record) item-path)) ;; This test/itempath is not to be run
		  ;; else the run is stuck, temporarily or permanently
		  ;; but should check if it is due to lack of resources vs. prerequisites
		  (debug:print-info 1 "Skipping " (tests:testqueue-get-testname test-record) " " item-path " as it doesn't match " test-patts)
		  ;; (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
		  (if (not (null? tal))
		      (loop (car tal)(cdr tal) reruns)))
		 ( ;; (and
		  (not (hash-table-ref/default test-registery (runs:make-full-test-name test-name item-path) #f))
		      ;; (and max-concurrent-jobs (> (- max-concurrent-jobs num-running) 5)))
		  (debug:print-info 4 "Pre-registering test " test-name "/" item-path " to create placeholder" )
		  (open-run-close db:tests-register-test #f run-id test-name item-path)
		  (hash-table-set! test-registery (runs:make-full-test-name test-name item-path) #t)
		  ;; (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
(runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-delay)
		  (loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reruns))
		 ((not have-resources) ;; simply try again after waiting a second
		  (debug:print-info 1 "no resources to run new tests, waiting ...")
		  ;; (thread-sleep! (+ 2 *global-delta*))
		  ;; could have done hed tal here but doing car/cdr of newtal to rotate tests
		  (loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reruns))
		 ((and have-resources
		       (or (null? prereqs-not-met)
			   (and (eq? testmode 'toplevel)
				(null? non-completed))))
		  (run:test run-id runname keyvallst test-record flags #f)
(runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-delay)
		  ;; (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
		  (if (not (null? tal))
		      (loop (car tal)(cdr tal) reruns)))
		 (else ;; must be we have unmet prerequisites
		    (debug:print 4 "FAILS: " fails)
		    ;; If one or more of the prereqs-not-met are FAIL then we can issue
		    ;; a message and drop hed from the items to be processed.
		    (if (null? fails)
			(begin
			  ;; couldn't run, take a breather
			  (debug:print-info 4 "Shouldn't really get here, race condition? Unable to launch more tests at this moment, killing time ...")
			  ;; (thread-sleep! (+ 0.01 *global-delta*)) ;; long sleep here - no resources, may as well be patient
			  ;; we made new tal by sticking hed at the back of the list
			  (loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reruns))
			;; the waiton is FAIL so no point in trying to run hed ever again
			(if (not (null? tal))
			    (if (vector? hed)
				(begin (debug:print 1 "WARN: Dropping test " (db:test-get-testname hed) "/" (db:test-get-item-path hed)
						    " from the launch list as it has prerequistes that are FAIL")
(runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-delay)
				       ;; (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
				       (loop (car tal)(cdr tal) (cons hed reruns)))
				(begin
				  (debug:print 1 "WARN: Test not processed correctly. Could be a race condition in your test implementation? " hed) ;;  " as it has prerequistes that are FAIL. (NOTE: hed is not a vector)")
(runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-delay)
				  ;; (thread-sleep! (+ 0.01 *global-delta*))
				  (loop hed tal reruns))))))))) ;; END OF INNER COND
	     
	     ;; case where an items came in as a list been processed
	     ((and (list? items)     ;; thus we know our items are already calculated
		   (not   itemdat)) ;; and not yet expanded into the list of things to be done
	      (if (and (debug:debug-mode 1) ;; (>= *verbosity* 1)
		       (> (length items) 0)

			 (tests:testqueue-set-item_path! new-test-record my-item-path)
			 (hash-table-set! test-records newtestname new-test-record)
			 (set! tal (cons newtestname tal)))))) ;; since these are itemized create new test names testname/itempath
	       items)
	      (if (not (null? tal))
		  (begin
		    (debug:print-info 4 "End of items list, looping with next after short delay")
                    ;; (thread-sleep! (+ 0.01 *global-delta*))
		    (loop (car tal)(cdr tal) reruns))))

	     ;; if items is a proc then need to run items:get-items-from-config, get the list and loop 
	     ;;    - but only do that if resources exist to kick off the job
	     ((or (procedure? items)(eq? items 'have-procedure))
	      (let ((can-run-more    (runs:can-run-more-tests test-record)))
		(if (and (list? can-run-more)