diff --git a/src/qtgui/crontool.cpp b/src/qtgui/crontool.cpp
index e5da5277..79fbfad7 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/crontool.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/crontool.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ void CronToolW::init()
         return;
 
     if (checkCrontabUnmanaged(marker, "recollindex")) {
-        QMessageBox::warning(0, "Recoll", 
-                             tr("It seems that manually edited entries exist for recollindex, cannot edit crontab"));
+        QMessageBox::warning(
+            0, "Recoll", tr("It seems that manually edited entries exist for "
+                            "recollindex, cannot edit crontab"));
         QTimer::singleShot(0, this, SLOT(close()));
     }
     
@@ -81,6 +82,15 @@ void CronToolW::changeCron(bool enable)
 
     string id = idstring(theconfig->getConfDir());
     string cmd("recollindex");
+#if defined(MACPORTS) || defined(HOMEBREW)
+    // The MACPORTS and HOMEBREW flags are set by the resp. portfile
+    // and recipee. Adjust the path for finding recollindex accordingly
+#if defined(MACPORTS)
+    cmd = string("PATH=/opt/local/bin/:$PATH ") + cmd;
+#elif defined(HOMEBREW)
+    cmd = string("PATH=/usr/local/bin/:$PATH ") + cmd;
+#endif
+#endif
 
     string reason;
 
@@ -95,8 +105,9 @@ void CronToolW::changeCron(bool enable)
         if (editCrontab(marker, id, sched, cmd, reason)) {
             accept();
         }  else {
-            QMessageBox::warning(0, "Recoll", 
-                                 tr("Error installing cron entry. Bad syntax in fields ?"));
+            QMessageBox::warning(
+                0, "Recoll", tr("Error installing cron entry. "
+                                "Bad syntax in fields ?"));
         }        
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/testmains/Makefile.am b/src/testmains/Makefile.am
index 2ef43927..2ca73e4a 100644
--- a/src/testmains/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/testmains/Makefile.am
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -Wall -Wno-unused -std=c++11 \
     $(DEFS)
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = textsplit utf8iter fstreewalk rclconfig hldata unac mbox \
-    circache wipedir mimetype pathut fileudi x11mon trqrstore
+    circache wipedir mimetype pathut fileudi x11mon trqrstore ecrontab
+
+ecrontab_SOURCES = trecrontab.cpp
+ecrontab_LDADD = ../librecoll.la
 
 circache_SOURCES = trcircache.cpp
 circache_LDADD = ../librecoll.la
diff --git a/src/testmains/trecrontab.cpp b/src/testmains/trecrontab.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e298c97f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testmains/trecrontab.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2017-2019 J.F.Dockes
+ *
+ * License: GPL 2.1
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <string>
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+#include "ecrontab.h"
+
+
+static char *thisprog;
+
+static char usage [] =
+    " -a add or replace crontab line \n"
+    " -d delete crontab line \n"
+    " -s get scheduling \n"    
+    " -c <string> check for unmanaged lines for string\n"
+    ;
+
+static void
+Usage(void)
+{
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: usage:\n%s", thisprog, usage);
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+static int     op_flags;
+#define OPT_MOINS 0x1
+#define OPT_a      0x2 
+#define OPT_d      0x4 
+#define OPT_w     0x8
+#define OPT_c     0x10
+#define OPT_s     0x20
+
+const string& marker("RCLCRON_RCLINDEX=");
+// Note of course the -w does not make sense for a cron entry
+const string& cmd0("recollindex -w ");
+const string& id("RECOLL_CONFDIR=\"/home/dockes/.recoll/\"");
+const string& sched("30 8 * 1 *");
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    thisprog = argv[0];
+    argc--; argv++;
+
+    string wt = "10";
+    string cmd;
+
+    while (argc > 0 && **argv == '-') {
+        (*argv)++;
+        if (!(**argv))
+            /* Cas du "adb - core" */
+            Usage();
+        while (**argv)
+            switch (*(*argv)++) {
+            case 'a':    op_flags |= OPT_a; break;
+            case 'c':    op_flags |= OPT_c; if (argc < 2)  Usage();
+                cmd = *(++argv); argc--; 
+                goto b1;
+            case 'd':    op_flags |= OPT_d; break;
+            case 's':    op_flags |= OPT_s; break;
+            case 'w':    op_flags |= OPT_w; if (argc < 2)  Usage();
+                wt = *(++argv); argc--; 
+                goto b1;
+      
+            default: Usage();    break;
+            }
+    b1: argc--; argv++;
+    }
+
+    if (argc != 0)
+        Usage();
+
+    string reason;
+    bool status = false;
+  
+    if (op_flags & OPT_a) {
+        cmd = cmd0 + wt;
+        status = editCrontab(marker, id, sched, cmd, reason);
+    } else if (op_flags & OPT_d) {
+        status = editCrontab(marker, id, sched, "", reason);
+    } else if (op_flags & OPT_s) {
+        vector<string> sched;
+        if (!(status = getCrontabSched(marker, id, sched))) {
+            cerr << "getCrontabSched failed: " << reason << endl;
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        cout << "sched vec size " << sched.size() << endl;
+        cout << "mins " << sched[0] << " hours " << sched[1] <<
+            " days of month " << sched[2] << " months " << sched[3] << 
+            " days of week " << sched[4] << endl;
+        exit(0);
+      
+    } else if (op_flags & OPT_c) {
+        if ((status = checkCrontabUnmanaged(marker, cmd))) {
+            cerr << "crontab has unmanaged lines for " << cmd << endl;
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        exit(0);
+    } else {
+        Usage();
+    }
+    if (!status) {
+        cerr << "editCrontab failed: " << reason << endl;
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    exit(0);
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/ecrontab.cpp b/src/utils/ecrontab.cpp
index a92319c5..af677391 100644
--- a/src/utils/ecrontab.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/ecrontab.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes
+/* Copyright (C) 2004-2021 J.F.Dockes
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  */
-#ifndef TEST_ECRONTAB
 #include "autoconfig.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -37,8 +36,8 @@ static bool eCrontabGetLines(vector<string>& lines)
     // status than for an empty one
     args.push_back("-l");
     if ((status = croncmd.doexec("crontab", args, 0, &crontab))) {
-    lines.clear();
-    return false;
+        lines.clear();
+        return false;
     }
 
     // Split crontab into lines
@@ -54,54 +53,51 @@ static bool eCrontabWriteFile(const vector<string>& lines, string& reason)
     vector<string> args; 
     int status;
 
-    for (vector<string>::const_iterator it = lines.begin();
-     it != lines.end(); it++) {
-    crontab += *it + "\n";
+    for (const auto& line : lines) {
+        crontab += line + "\n";
     }
 
     args.push_back("-");
     if ((status = croncmd.doexec("crontab", args, &crontab, 0))) {
-    char nbuf[30]; 
-    sprintf(nbuf, "0x%x", status);
-    reason = string("Exec crontab -l failed: status: ") + nbuf;
-    return false;
+        char nbuf[30]; 
+        sprintf(nbuf, "0x%x", status);
+        reason = string("Exec crontab -l failed: status: ") + nbuf;
+        return false;
     }
     return true;
 }
 
 // Add / change / delete entry identified by marker and id
 bool editCrontab(const string& marker, const string& id, 
-              const string& sched, const string& cmd, string& reason)
+                 const string& sched, const string& cmd, string& reason)
 {
     vector<string> lines;
 
     if (!eCrontabGetLines(lines)) {
-    // Special case: cmd is empty, no crontab, don't create one
-    if (cmd.empty())
-        return true;
+        // Special case: cmd is empty, no crontab, don't create one
+        if (cmd.empty())
+            return true;
     }
 
     // Remove old copy if any
-    for (vector<string>::iterator it = lines.begin();
-     it != lines.end(); it++) {
-    // Skip comment
-    if (it->find_first_of("#") == it->find_first_not_of(" \t"))
-        continue;
+    for (auto it = lines.begin(); it != lines.end(); it++) {
+        // Skip comment
+        if (it->find_first_of("#") == it->find_first_not_of(" \t"))
+            continue;
 
-    if (it->find(marker) != string::npos && 
-        it->find(id) != string::npos) {
-        lines.erase(it);
-        break;
-    }
+        if (it->find(marker) != string::npos && it->find(id) != string::npos) {
+            lines.erase(it);
+            break;
+        }
     }
 
     if (!cmd.empty()) {
-    string nline = sched + " " + marker + " " + id + " " + cmd;
-    lines.push_back(nline);
+        string nline = sched + " " + marker + " " + id + " " + cmd;
+        lines.push_back(nline);
     }
     
     if (!eCrontabWriteFile(lines, reason))
-    return false;
+        return false;
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -110,163 +106,45 @@ bool checkCrontabUnmanaged(const string& marker, const string& data)
 {
     vector<string> lines;
     if (!eCrontabGetLines(lines)) {
-    // No crontab, answer is no
-    return false;
+        // No crontab, answer is no
+        return false;
     }
     // Scan crontab
-    for (vector<string>::iterator it = lines.begin();
-     it != lines.end(); it++) {
-    if (it->find(marker) == string::npos && 
-        it->find(data) != string::npos) {
-        return true;
-    }
+    for (const auto& line : lines) {
+        if (line.find(marker) == string::npos &&
+            line.find(data) != string::npos) {
+            return true;
+        }
     }
     return false;
 }
 
 /** Retrieve the scheduling for a crontab entry */
 bool getCrontabSched(const string& marker, const string& id, 
-             vector<string>& sched) 
+                     vector<string>& sched) 
 {
-    LOGDEB0("getCrontabSched: marker["  << (marker) << "], id["  << (id) << "]\n" );
+    LOGDEB0("getCrontabSched: marker[" << marker << "], id[" << id << "]\n");
     vector<string> lines;
     if (!eCrontabGetLines(lines)) {
-    // No crontab, answer is no
-    sched.clear();
-    return false;
+        // No crontab, answer is no
+        sched.clear();
+        return false;
     }
-    string line;
+    string theline;
 
-    for (vector<string>::iterator it = lines.begin();
-     it != lines.end(); it++) {
-    // Skip comment
-    if (it->find_first_of("#") == it->find_first_not_of(" \t"))
-        continue;
+    for (const auto& line : lines) {
+        // Skip comment
+        if (line.find_first_of("#") == line.find_first_not_of(" \t"))
+            continue;
 
-    if (it->find(marker) != string::npos && 
-        it->find(id) != string::npos) {
-        line = *it;
-        break;
-    }
+        if (line.find(marker) != string::npos && 
+            line.find(id) != string::npos) {
+            theline = line;
+            break;
+        }
     }
 
-    stringToTokens(line, sched);
+    stringToTokens(theline, sched);
     sched.resize(5);
     return true;
 }
-
-#else // TEST ->
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-#include <string>
-#include <iostream>
-
-using namespace std;
-
-#include "ecrontab.h"
-
-
-static char *thisprog;
-
-static char usage [] =
-" -a add or replace crontab line \n"
-" -d delete crontab line \n"
-" -s get scheduling \n"    
-" -c <string> check for unmanaged lines for string\n"
-;
-static void
-Usage(void)
-{
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s: usage:\n%s", thisprog, usage);
-    exit(1);
-}
-
-static int     op_flags;
-#define OPT_MOINS 0x1
-#define OPT_a      0x2 
-#define OPT_d      0x4 
-#define OPT_w     0x8
-#define OPT_c     0x10
-#define OPT_s     0x20
-
-const string& marker("RCLCRON_RCLINDEX=");
-// Note of course the -w does not make sense for a cron entry
-const string& cmd0("recollindex -w ");
-const string& id("RECOLL_CONFDIR=\"/home/dockes/.recoll/\"");
-const string& sched("30 8 * 1 *");
-
-int main(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-  thisprog = argv[0];
-  argc--; argv++;
-
-  string wt = "10";
-  string cmd;
-
-  while (argc > 0 && **argv == '-') {
-    (*argv)++;
-    if (!(**argv))
-      /* Cas du "adb - core" */
-      Usage();
-    while (**argv)
-      switch (*(*argv)++) {
-      case 'a':    op_flags |= OPT_a; break;
-      case 'c':    op_flags |= OPT_c; if (argc < 2)  Usage();
-      cmd = *(++argv); argc--; 
-      goto b1;
-      case 'd':    op_flags |= OPT_d; break;
-      case 's':    op_flags |= OPT_s; break;
-      case 'w':    op_flags |= OPT_w; if (argc < 2)  Usage();
-      wt = *(++argv); argc--; 
-      goto b1;
-      
-      default: Usage();    break;
-      }
-  b1: argc--; argv++;
-  }
-
-  if (argc != 0)
-    Usage();
-
-  string reason;
-  bool status = false;
-  
-  if (op_flags & OPT_a) {
-      cmd = cmd0 + wt;
-      status = editCrontab(marker, id, sched, cmd, reason);
-  } else if (op_flags & OPT_d) {
-      status = editCrontab(marker, id, sched, "", reason);
-  } else if (op_flags & OPT_s) {
-      vector<string> sched;
-      if (!(status = getCrontabSched(marker, id, sched))) {
-      cerr << "getCrontabSched failed: " << reason << endl;
-      exit(1);
-      }
-      cout << "sched vec size " << sched.size() << endl;
-      cout << "mins " << sched[0] << " hours " << sched[1] <<
-      " days of month " << sched[2] << " months " << sched[3] << 
-      " days of week " << sched[4] << endl;
-      exit(0);
-      
-  } else if (op_flags & OPT_c) {
-      if ((status = checkCrontabUnmanaged(marker, cmd))) {
-      cerr << "crontab has unmanaged lines for " << cmd << endl;
-      exit(1);
-      }
-      exit(0);
-  } else {
-      Usage();
-  }
-  if (!status) {
-      cerr << "editCrontab failed: " << reason << endl;
-      exit(1);
-  }
-  exit(0);
-}
-#endif // TEST
-