diff --git a/src/excludefile b/src/excludefile
index d2fb8e2e..daaf01e8 100644
--- a/src/excludefile
+++ b/src/excludefile
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 *~
 .#*
 .#*
+./Makefile
 .moc
 .obj
 .ui
 CVS
-Makefile
 TAGS
 alldeps
 autom4*
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ lib/librcl.a
 makesrcdist.sh
 mk/localdefs
 qtgui/Makefile
-qtgui/recoll.pro
 qtgui/preview/Makefile
 qtgui/preview/preview.pro
 qtgui/preview/pvmain.cpp
+qtgui/recoll.pro
 recollinstall
 sampleconf/recoll.conf
 sysconf
diff --git a/src/utils/base64.cpp b/src/utils/base64.cpp
index 8082d62d..610ca7dc 100644
--- a/src/utils/base64.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/base64.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: base64.cpp,v 1.5 2006-01-23 13:32:28 dockes Exp $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
+static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: base64.cpp,v 1.6 2006-02-01 07:14:45 dockes Exp $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
 #endif
 /*
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static const char Base64[] =
 static const char Pad64 = '=';
 bool base64_decode(const string& in, string& out)
 {
-    int io = 0, state = 0, ch;
+    int io = 0, state = 0, ch = 0;
     char *pos;
     unsigned int ii = 0;
     out.erase();