Message wording and pluralization improvements

src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c

@@ -4652,8 +4652,10 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	if (!IsValidWalSegSize(wal_segment_size))
 		ereport(ERROR, (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
-						errmsg("WAL segment size must be a power of two between 1MB and 1GB, but the control file specifies %d bytes",
-							   wal_segment_size)));
+						errmsg_plural("WAL segment size must be a power of two between 1 MB and 1 GB, but the control file specifies %d byte",
+									  "WAL segment size must be a power of two between 1 MB and 1 GB, but the control file specifies %d bytes",
+									  wal_segment_size,
+									  wal_segment_size)));
 
 	snprintf(wal_segsz_str, sizeof(wal_segsz_str), "%d", wal_segment_size);
 	SetConfigOption("wal_segment_size", wal_segsz_str, PGC_INTERNAL,

src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c

@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ AuxiliaryProcessMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 					if (!IsValidWalSegSize(WalSegSz))
 						ereport(ERROR,
 								(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
-								 errmsg("-X requires a power of 2 value between 1MB and 1GB")));
+								 errmsg("-X requires a power of two value between 1 MB and 1 GB")));
 					SetConfigOption("wal_segment_size", optarg, PGC_INTERNAL,
 									PGC_S_OVERRIDE);
 				}

src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c

@@ -2418,8 +2418,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!replication_slot)
 		{
 			fprintf(stderr,
-					_("%s: --create-slot needs a slot to be specified using --slot\n"),
-					progname);
+					_("%s: %s needs a slot to be specified using --slot\n"),
+					progname, "--create-slot");
 			fprintf(stderr, _("Try \"%s --help\" for more information.\n"),
 					progname);
 			exit(1);

src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_receivewal.c

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ stop_streaming(XLogRecPtr xlogpos, uint32 timeline, bool segment_finished)
 	if (!XLogRecPtrIsInvalid(endpos) && endpos < xlogpos)
 	{
 		if (verbose)
-			fprintf(stderr, _("%s: stopped streaming at %X/%X (timeline %u)\n"),
+			fprintf(stderr, _("%s: stopped log streaming at %X/%X (timeline %u)\n"),
 					progname, (uint32) (xlogpos >> 32), (uint32) xlogpos,
 					timeline);
 		time_to_stop = true;

src/bin/pg_basebackup/streamutil.c

@@ -336,7 +336,9 @@ RetrieveWalSegSize(PGconn *conn)
 	if (!IsValidWalSegSize(WalSegSz))
 	{
 		fprintf(stderr,
-				_("%s: WAL segment size must be a power of two between 1MB and 1GB, but the remote server reported a value of %d bytes\n"),
+				ngettext("%s: WAL segment size must be a power of two between 1 MB and 1 GB, but the remote server reported a value of %d byte\n",
+						 "%s: WAL segment size must be a power of two between 1 MB and 1 GB, but the remote server reported a value of %d bytes\n",
+						 WalSegSz),
 				progname, WalSegSz);
 		return false;
 	}

src/bin/pg_controldata/pg_controldata.c

@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ usage(const char *progname)
 	printf(_("Usage:\n"));
 	printf(_("  %s [OPTION] [DATADIR]\n"), progname);
 	printf(_("\nOptions:\n"));
-	printf(_(" [-D,--pgdata=]DATADIR  data directory\n"));
-	printf(_("  -V, --version         output version information, then exit\n"));
-	printf(_("  -?, --help            show this help, then exit\n"));
+	printf(_(" [-D, --pgdata=]DATADIR  data directory\n"));
+	printf(_("  -V, --version          output version information, then exit\n"));
+	printf(_("  -?, --help             show this help, then exit\n"));
 	printf(_("\nIf no data directory (DATADIR) is specified, "
 			 "the environment variable PGDATA\nis used.\n\n"));
 	printf(_("Report bugs to <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org>.\n"));
@@ -174,11 +174,17 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	WalSegSz = ControlFile->xlog_seg_size;
 
 	if (!IsValidWalSegSize(WalSegSz))
-		printf(_("WARNING: invalid WAL segment size\n"
-				 "The WAL segment size stored in the file, %d bytes, is not a power of two\n"
-				 "between 1 MB and 1 GB.  The file is corrupt and the results below are\n"
-				 "untrustworthy.\n\n"),
+	{
+		printf(_("WARNING: invalid WAL segment size\n"));
+		printf(ngettext("The WAL segment size stored in the file, %d byte, is not a power of two\n"
+						"between 1 MB and 1 GB.  The file is corrupt and the results below are\n"
+						"untrustworthy.\n\n",
+						"The WAL segment size stored in the file, %d bytes, is not a power of two\n"
+						"between 1 MB and 1 GB.  The file is corrupt and the results below are\n"
+						"untrustworthy.\n\n",
+						WalSegSz),
 			   WalSegSz);
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * This slightly-chintzy coding will work as long as the control file

src/bin/pg_resetwal/pg_resetwal.c

@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* Set mask based on PGDATA permissions */
 	if (!GetDataDirectoryCreatePerm(DataDir))
 	{
-		fprintf(stderr, _("%s: unable to read permissions from \"%s\"\n"),
-				progname, DataDir);
+		fprintf(stderr, _("%s: could not read permissions of directory \"%s\": %s\n"),
+				progname, DataDir, strerror(errno));
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
@@ -655,7 +655,9 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 		if (!IsValidWalSegSize(ControlFile.xlog_seg_size))
 		{
 			fprintf(stderr,
-					_("%s: pg_control specifies invalid WAL segment size (%d bytes); proceed with caution \n"),
+					ngettext("%s: pg_control specifies invalid WAL segment size (%d byte); proceed with caution\n",
+							 "%s: pg_control specifies invalid WAL segment size (%d bytes); proceed with caution\n",
+							 ControlFile.xlog_seg_size),
 					progname, ControlFile.xlog_seg_size);
 			return false;
 		}

src/bin/pg_rewind/pg_rewind.c

@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* Set mask based on PGDATA permissions */
 	if (!GetDataDirectoryCreatePerm(datadir_target))
 	{
-		fprintf(stderr, _("%s: unable to read permissions from \"%s\"\n"),
-				progname, datadir_target);
+		fprintf(stderr, _("%s: could not read permissions of directory \"%s\": %s\n"),
+				progname, datadir_target, strerror(errno));
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
@@ -648,7 +648,9 @@ digestControlFile(ControlFileData *ControlFile, char *src, size_t size)
 	WalSegSz = ControlFile->xlog_seg_size;
 
 	if (!IsValidWalSegSize(WalSegSz))
-		pg_fatal("WAL segment size must be a power of two between 1MB and 1GB, but the control file specifies %d bytes\n",
+		pg_fatal(ngettext("WAL segment size must be a power of two between 1 MB and 1 GB, but the control file specifies %d byte\n",
+						  "WAL segment size must be a power of two between 1 MB and 1 GB, but the control file specifies %d bytes\n",
+						  WalSegSz),
 				 WalSegSz);
 
 	/* Additional checks on control file */

src/bin/pg_upgrade/pg_upgrade.c

@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* Set mask based on PGDATA permissions */
 	if (!GetDataDirectoryCreatePerm(new_cluster.pgdata))
 	{
-		pg_log(PG_FATAL, "unable to read permissions from \"%s\"\n",
-			   new_cluster.pgdata);
+		pg_log(PG_FATAL, "could not read permissions of directory \"%s\": %s\n",
+			   new_cluster.pgdata, strerror(errno));
 		exit(1);
 	}
 

src/bin/pg_waldump/pg_waldump.c

@@ -218,7 +218,9 @@ search_directory(const char *directory, const char *fname)
 			WalSegSz = longhdr->xlp_seg_size;
 
 			if (!IsValidWalSegSize(WalSegSz))
-				fatal_error("WAL segment size must be a power of two between 1MB and 1GB, but the WAL file \"%s\" header specifies %d bytes",
+				fatal_error(ngettext("WAL segment size must be a power of two between 1 MB and 1 GB, but the WAL file \"%s\" header specifies %d byte",
+									 "WAL segment size must be a power of two between 1 MB and 1 GB, but the WAL file \"%s\" header specifies %d bytes",
+									 WalSegSz),
 							fname, WalSegSz);
 		}
 		else