+*/
+
+/*
+hmmm: this test shows that our algorithms are poor; the tree traversal on feisty meow apex
+should not take as long as it does.
+get some timing around this, comparing it with other linux tools, like ls -R and find.
+see if we have some ugly bottlenecks, or where they are, and fix them.
+*/
+
+ // new approach for where to look is at feisty meow itself.
+ // some type of introspection to be sure.
+ astring path = environment::get("FEISTY_MEOW_APEX");