make sure we only show the automatic missing helpers dialog once

src/common/rclconfig.cpp

@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@
 #include <langinfo.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 
-#include <set>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <list>
+using std::list;
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -642,12 +643,13 @@ bool RclConfig::valueSplitAttributes(const string& whole, string& value,
 }
 
 
-string RclConfig::getMissingHelperDesc() const
+bool RclConfig::getMissingHelperDesc(string& out) const
 {
     string fmiss = path_cat(getConfDir(), "missing");
-    string out;
-    file_to_string(fmiss, out);
-    return out;
+    out.clear();
+    if (!file_to_string(fmiss, out))
+	return false;
+    return true;
 }
 
 void RclConfig::storeMissingHelperDesc(const string &s)

src/common/rclconfig.h

@@ -17,22 +17,18 @@
 #ifndef _RCLCONFIG_H_INCLUDED_
 #define _RCLCONFIG_H_INCLUDED_
 
-#include <list>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <set>
 #include <utility>
 #include <map>
-#include <set>
-#ifndef NO_NAMESPACES
-using std::list;
+
 using std::string;
 using std::vector;
 using std::pair;
 using std::set;
 using std::map;
-using std::set;
-#endif
+
 
 #include "conftree.h"
 #include "smallut.h"
@@ -247,7 +243,7 @@ class RclConfig {
     bool mimeViewerNeedsUncomp(const string &mimetype) const;
 
     /** Store/retrieve missing helpers description string */
-    string getMissingHelperDesc() const;
+    bool getMissingHelperDesc(string&) const;
     void storeMissingHelperDesc(const string &s);
 
     /** Find exec file for external filter. cmd is the command name from the

src/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp

@@ -720,7 +720,8 @@ void RclMain::toggleIndexing()
 	// Could also mean that no helpers are missing, but then we
 	// won't try to show a message anyway (which is what
 	// firstIndexing is used for)
-	m_firstIndexing = theconfig->getMissingHelperDesc().empty();
+	string mhd;
+	m_firstIndexing = !theconfig->getMissingHelperDesc(mhd);
 
 	vector<string> args;
 	args.push_back("-c");
@@ -751,7 +752,8 @@ void RclMain::rebuildIndex()
 	    // Could also mean that no helpers are missing, but then we
 	    // won't try to show a message anyway (which is what
 	    // firstIndexing is used for)
-	    m_firstIndexing = theconfig->getMissingHelperDesc().empty();
+	    string mhd;
+	    m_firstIndexing = !theconfig->getMissingHelperDesc(mhd);
 	    vector<string> args;
 	    args.push_back("-c");
 	    args.push_back(theconfig->getConfDir());
@@ -1069,7 +1071,11 @@ void RclMain::showAboutDialog()
 
 void RclMain::showMissingHelpers()
 {
-    string miss = theconfig->getMissingHelperDesc();
+    string miss;
+    if (!theconfig->getMissingHelperDesc(miss)) {
+	QMessageBox::information(this, "", tr("Indexing did not run yet"));
+	return;
+    }
     QString msg = QString::fromAscii("<p>") +
 	tr("External applications/commands needed and not found "
 		     "for indexing your file types:\n\n");
@@ -1128,8 +1134,8 @@ void RclMain::showActiveTypes()
 
     // Substract the types for missing helpers (the docs are indexed
     // by name only):
-    string miss = theconfig->getMissingHelperDesc();
-    if (!miss.empty()) {
+    string miss;
+    if (theconfig->getMissingHelperDesc(miss) && !miss.empty()) {
 	FIMissingStore st(miss);
 	map<string, set<string> >::const_iterator it;
 	for (it = st.m_typesForMissing.begin(); 

src/query/docseqdb.cpp

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 #include <math.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
+#include <list>
+using std::list;
+
 #include "docseqdb.h"
 #include "rcldb.h"
 #include "debuglog.h"

src/query/docseqhist.cpp

@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <time.h>
+
 #include <cmath>
+#include <list>
+using std::list;
 
 #include "docseqhist.h"
 #include "rcldb.h"

website/BUGS.html

@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
       <h2><a name="b_latest">recoll 1.18.1</a></h2> 
       <ul>
 
+        <li>When no indexing helper applications are actually missing,
+          an ennoying popup is shown in the GUI at each end of a batch
+          indexing run (it's supposed to be shown only once).</li>
+
         <li>Weird data in filter output text (e.g.: produced by some
           versions of pdftotext) can cause an error which will halt
           the processing of the document, which becomes