diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c3b5630..0b84fa9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-build/
+build*/
 
 # Prerequisites
 *.d
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 17354d3..d5af9e4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 endif()
 project(nc4fortran
   LANGUAGES Fortran
-  VERSION 0.4.1
+  VERSION 0.4.2
   DESCRIPTION "thin, light, easy NetCDF4 Fortran interface"
   HOMEPAGE_URL https://github.com/scivision/nc4fortran)
 enable_testing()
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindNetCDF.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindNetCDF.cmake
index 8409f67..db84224 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindNetCDF.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindNetCDF.cmake
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 function(netcdf_c)
 
-pkg_check_modules(NC netcdf)  # C / CXX
+pkg_check_modules(NC netcdf QUIET)  # C / CXX
 
 find_path(NetCDF_INCLUDE_DIR
   NAMES netcdf.h
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER)
   return()
 endif()
 
-pkg_check_modules(NC netcdf-fortran)
+pkg_check_modules(NC netcdf-fortran QUIET)
 if(NOT NC_FOUND) # homebrew
-  pkg_check_modules(NC netcdf)
+  pkg_check_modules(NC netcdf QUIET)
 endif()
 
 find_path(NetCDF_Fortran_INCLUDE_DIR
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2814ced..a1d03fa 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('nc4fortran', 'fortran',
   meson_version : '>=0.52.0',
-  version: '0.4.1',
+  version: '0.4.2',
   default_options : ['default_library=static', 'buildtype=release', 'warning_level=3'])
 
 subdir('meson')
diff --git a/src/interface.f90 b/src/interface.f90
index f12f17b..db3cf6b 100644
--- a/src/interface.f90
+++ b/src/interface.f90
@@ -278,8 +278,10 @@ logical function check_error(code, dname)
 select case (code)
 case (NF90_NOERR)
   check_error = .false.
+case (NF90_EHDFERR)
+  m = 'ERROR: ' // dname // ' an error was reported by the HDF5 layer.'
 case (NF90_EBADNAME)
-  m = 'ERROR: ' // dname // ' is the name of another existing variable'
+  m = 'ERROR: ' // dname // ' Name contains illegal characters.'
 case (NF90_EBADTYPE)
   m = 'ERROR: ' // dname // ' specified type is not a valid netCDF type'
 case (NF90_EBADDIM)
@@ -287,13 +289,13 @@ logical function check_error(code, dname)
 case (NF90_EBADGRPID)
   m = 'ERROR: ' // dname // ' bad group ID in ncid'
 case (NF90_EBADID)
-  m = 'ERROR: ' // dname // ' type ID not found'
+  m = 'ERROR: ' // dname // ' Bad group id or ncid invalid'
 case (NF90_ENOTVAR)
   m = 'ERROR: ' // dname // ' variable not found'
 case (NF90_ENOTNC)
   m = 'ERROR: ' // dname // ' not a NetCDF file'
 case (NF90_ENAMEINUSE)
-  m = 'ERROR: ' // dname // ' string match to name in use'
+  m = 'ERROR: ' // dname // ' That name is in use. Compound type names must be unique in the data file.'
 case (NF90_ECHAR)
   m = 'ERROR: ' // dname // ' attempt to convert between text & numbers'
 case (NF90_EEDGE)