TW-1460

- Display error for empty due: attribute when adding recurring tasks.
- Prevent endless loop for tasks that have an empty due: attribute.

src/Task.cpp

@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ void Task::validate (bool applyDefault /* = true */)
     throw std::string (STRING_TASK_VALID_BLANK);
 
   // Cannot have a recur frequency with no due date - when would it recur?
-  if (! has ("due") && has ("recur"))
+  if (has ("recur") && (! has ("due") || get ("due") == ""))
     throw std::string (STRING_TASK_VALID_REC_DUE);
 
   // Recur durations must be valid.

src/recur.cpp

@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ bool generateDueDates (Task& parent, std::vector <Date>& allDue)
 {
   // Determine due date, recur period and until date.
   Date due (parent.get_date ("due"));
+  if (due == 0)
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
   std::string recur = parent.get ("recur");
 
   bool specificEnd = false;