Megatest

    (if (common:file-exists? mthome-cfgfile)
	(read-config mthome-cfgfile view-cfgdat #t))
    ;; we load the home dir file AFTER the MTRAH file so the user can clobber settings when running the dashboard in read-only areas
    (if (common:file-exists? home-cfgfile)
	(read-config home-cfgfile view-cfgdat #t))
    view-cfgdat))

;;======================================================================
;; H I E R A R C H I C A L   H A S H   T A B L E S
;;======================================================================

;; Every element including top element is a vector:
;;   <vector subhash value>

(define (hh:make-hh #!key (ht #f)(value #f))
  (vector (or ht    (make-hash-table)) value))

;; used internally
(define-inline (hh:set-ht! hh ht)       (vector-set! hh 0 ht))
(define-inline (hh:get-ht hh)           (vector-ref  hh 0))
(define-inline (hh:set-value! hh value) (vector-set! hh 1 value))
(define-inline (hh:get-value  hh value) (vector-ref  hh 1))

;; given a hierarchial hash and some keys look up the value ...
;;
(define (hh:get hh . keys)
  (if (null? keys)
      (vector-ref hh 1) ;; we have reached the end of the line, return the value sought
      (let ((sub-ht (hh:get-ht hh)))
	(if sub-ht ;; yes, there is more hierarchy
	    (let ((sub-hh (hash-table-ref/default sub-ht (car keys) #f)))
	      (if sub-hh
		  (apply hh:get sub-hh (cdr keys))
		  #f))
	    #f))))

;; given a hierarchial hash, a value and some keys, add needed hierarcy and insert the value
;;
(define (hh:set! hh value . keys)
  (if (null? keys)
      (hh:set-value! hh value) ;; we have reached the end of the line, store the value
      (let ((sub-ht (hh:get-ht hh)))
	(if sub-ht ;; yes, there is more hierarchy
	    (let ((sub-hh (hash-table-ref/default sub-ht (car keys) #f)))
	      (if (not sub-hh) ;; we'll need to add the next level of hierarchy
		  (let ((new-sub-hh (hh:make-hh)))
		    (hash-table-set! sub-ht (car keys) new-sub-hh)
		    (apply hh:set! new-sub-hh value (cdr keys)))
		  (apply hh:set! sub-hh value (cdr keys))))    ;; call the sub-hierhash with remaining keys
	    (begin
	      (hh:set-ht! hh (make-hash-table))
	      (apply hh:set! hh value keys))))))