--- freem/src/mumps.c	2025/04/02 04:50:49	1.14
+++ freem/src/mumps.c	2025/04/03 20:48:14	1.15
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *   $Id: mumps.c,v 1.14 2025/04/02 04:50:49 snw Exp $
+ *   $Id: mumps.c,v 1.15 2025/04/03 20:48:14 snw Exp $
  *    main module of freem
  *
  *  
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
  *   along with FreeM.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
  *   $Log: mumps.c,v $
+ *   Revision 1.15  2025/04/03 20:48:14  snw
+ *   Improve daemon error diagnostics and bump to 0.63.0-rc3
+ *
  *   Revision 1.14  2025/04/02 04:50:49  snw
  *   Allow vendor routines to be upgraded
  *
@@ -603,6 +606,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv, char **
             errsav = errno;
             
             if (pid_fd < 0) {
+                fprintf (stderr, "freem:  could not open PID file %s [%s]\n", pid_file_path, strerror (errsav));
                 m_log (1, "freem:  could not open PID file");
                 m_log (1, strerror (errsav));
                 exit (1);
@@ -610,6 +614,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv, char **
 
             if (lockf (pid_fd, F_TLOCK, 0) < 0) {
                 errsav = errno;
+                fprintf (stderr, "freem:  could not lock PID file [%s]\n", strerror (errsav));
                 m_log (1, "freem: could not lock PID file - perhaps already running?");
                 m_log (1, strerror (errsav));
                 exit (1);