Re: pgsql: Improve error reporting when location specified by postgres -D d

Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> +   if (configdir && stat(configdir, &stat_buf) != 0)
> +   {
> +       write_stderr("%s: could not access \"%s\": %s\n",
> +                    progname,
> +                    configdir,
> +                    strerror(errno));

Perhaps "could not access directory ..."?  This doesn't seem to follow the
message style guideline about specifying what sort of object you're
complaining about.

            regards, tom lane