anchor.diff:  %% a start *or* end conf case, wrapping test cases or other conf cases
   run_test_cases_loop([{conf,Ref,Props,{Mod,Func}}|_Cases]=Cs0,
   		    Config, TimetrapData, Mode0, Status) ->
  -
  -%%! --- Fri Aug  6 13:26:19 2010 --- peppe was here!
  -io:format(user, "## {conf,~p,~p,~p}: ~p~n", [proplists:get_value(name,Props),Ref,Func,Status]),
  -
       CurrIOHandler = get(test_server_common_io_handler),
       %% check and update the mode for test case execution and io msg handling
       {StartConf,Mode,IOHandler,ConfTime,Status1} =
  
positive.code: run_test_cases_loop([{auto_skip_case,{Type,Ref,Case,Comment},SkipMode}|Cases],
  		    Config, TimetrapData, Mode, Status) when Type==conf;
  							     Type==make ->
  
      %%! --- Fri Aug  6 13:26:19 2010 --- peppe was here!
      io:format(user, "## {auto_skip,~p,~p,~p}: ~n~p~n~p~n", [get_name(Mode),Ref,Case,Mode,Status]),
  
      file:set_cwd(filename:dirname(get(test_server_dir))),
      CurrIOHandler = get(test_server_common_io_handler),
      ParentMode = tl(Mode),
  
negative.code: 			Reason = {failed,{Mod,Func,Fail}},
  			{skip_cases_upto(Ref, Cases, Reason, conf, CurrMode),
  			 Config,
  			 update_status(failed, group_result, get_name(Mode),
  				       delete_status(Ref, Status2))};
  		   not StartConf ->
  			ReportRepeatStop(),
  