matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/__init__.py
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@@ -530,26 +530,27 @@ def _get_config_or_cache_dir(xdg_base_getter):
     configdir = configdir.resolve()
     try:
         configdir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    except OSError:
-        pass
+    except OSError as exc:
+        _log.warning("mkdir -p failed for path %s: %s", configdir, exc)
     else:
         if os.access(str(configdir), os.W_OK) and configdir.is_dir():
             return str(configdir)
+        _log.warning("%s is not a writable directory", configdir)
     # If the config or cache directory cannot be created or is not a writable
     # directory, create a temporary one.
     try:
         tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="matplotlib-")
     except OSError as exc:
         raise OSError(
             f"Matplotlib requires access to a writable cache directory, but the "
-            f"default path ({configdir}) is not a writable directory, and a temporary "
+            f"default path ({configdir}) is inaccessible, and a temporary "
             f"directory could not be created; set the MPLCONFIGDIR environment "
             f"variable to a writable directory") from exc
     os.environ["MPLCONFIGDIR"] = tmpdir
     atexit.register(shutil.rmtree, tmpdir)
     _log.warning(
         "Matplotlib created a temporary cache directory at %s because the default path "
-        "(%s) is not a writable directory; it is highly recommended to set the "
+        "(%s) is inaccessible; it is highly recommended to set the "
         "MPLCONFIGDIR environment variable to a writable directory, in particular to "
         "speed up the import of Matplotlib and to better support multiprocessing.",
         tmpdir, configdir)