diff --git a/v2/build/project.jam b/v2/build/project.jam
index 331fd129c..b9312bead 100644
--- a/v2/build/project.jam
+++ b/v2/build/project.jam
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 # behave as a regular project except that, since it is not associated with any
 # location, it should only declare prebuilt targets.
 #
-# The list of all loaded Jamfile is stored in the .project-locations variable.
+# The list of all loaded Jamfiles is stored in the .project-locations variable.
 # It is possible to obtain a module name for a location using the 'module-name'
 # rule. Standalone projects are not recorded and can only be referenced using
 # their project id.
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ rule load ( jamfile-location )
     {
         if $(.debug-loading)
         {
-            ECHO "Loading Jamfile at" '$(jamfile-location)' ;
+            ECHO Loading Jamfile at '$(jamfile-location)' ;
         }
 
         load-jamfile $(jamfile-location) : $(module-name) ;
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ rule load ( jamfile-location )
 rule load-used-projects ( module-name )
 {
     local used = [ modules.peek $(module-name) : .used-projects ] ;
-    local location = [ attribute $(module-name) location ] ;
+    local root-location = [ attribute $(module-name) location ] ;
     while $(used)
     {
         local id = $(used[1]) ;
         local where = $(used[2]) ;
-        use $(id) : [ path.root [ path.make $(where) ] $(location) ] ;
+        use $(id) : [ path.root [ path.make $(where) ] $(root-location) ] ;
         used = $(used[3-]) ;
     }
 }
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ rule find-jamfile (
     #
     if $(jamfile-to-load[2-])
     {
-        local v2-jamfiles = [ MATCH (.*[Jj]amfile\\.v2)|(.*[Bb]uild\\.jam) : $(jamfile-to-load) ] ;
+        local v2-jamfiles = [ MATCH (.*[Jj]amfile\\.v2)|(.*[Bb]uild\\.jam) :
+            $(jamfile-to-load) ] ;
 
         if $(v2-jamfiles) && ! $(v2-jamfiles[2])
         {
@@ -575,7 +576,7 @@ rule inherit-attributes ( project-module : parent-module )
 
 # Associate the given id with the given project module.
 #
-rule register-id ( id : module )
+local rule register-id ( id : module )
 {
     $(id).jamfile-module = $(module) ;
 }
@@ -588,12 +589,12 @@ rule register-id ( id : module )
 #
 class project-attributes
 {
-    import property ;
-    import property-set ;
     import path ;
     import print ;
-    import sequence ;
     import project ;
+    import property ;
+    import property-set ;
+    import sequence ;
 
     rule __init__ ( location project-module )
     {
@@ -676,6 +677,9 @@ class project-attributes
         }
         else if $(attribute) = "id"
         {
+            # project.register-id() is a local rule so we need to import it
+            # explicitly.
+            IMPORT project : register-id : $(__name__) : project.register-id ;
             self.id = [ path.root $(specification) / ] ;
             project.register-id $(self.id) : $(self.project-module) ;
         }
diff --git a/v2/build/project.py b/v2/build/project.py
index eca39affe..a08ba09d5 100644
--- a/v2/build/project.py
+++ b/v2/build/project.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 # behave as a regular project except that, since it is not associated with any
 # location, it should only declare prebuilt targets.
 #
-# The list of all loaded Jamfile is stored in the .project-locations variable.
+# The list of all loaded Jamfiles is stored in the .project-locations variable.
 # It is possible to obtain a module name for a location using the 'module-name'
 # rule. Standalone projects are not recorded and can only be references using
 # their project id.
diff --git a/v2/util/path.jam b/v2/util/path.jam
index add3d8b56..26494cb92 100644
--- a/v2/util/path.jam
+++ b/v2/util/path.jam
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright 2002-2006. Vladimir Prus
 # Copyright 2003-2004. Dave Abrahams
 # Copyright 2003-2006. Rene Rivera
-#
 # Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
 # (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
 # http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
@@ -140,13 +139,13 @@ rule reverse ( path )
     }
     else
     {
-        local tokens = [ regex.split $(path) "/" ] ;
+        local tokens = [ regex.split $(path) / ] ;
         local tokens2 ;
         for local i in $(tokens)
         {
             tokens2 += .. ;
         }
-        return [ sequence.join $(tokens2) : "/" ] ;
+        return [ sequence.join $(tokens2) : / ] ;
     }
 }
 
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ rule join ( elements + )
             # from the path.make-NT rule.
             if ! $(elements[1]) && $(elements[2])
             {
-                return [ NORMALIZE_PATH "/" "$(elements[2-])" ] ;
+                return [ NORMALIZE_PATH / "$(elements[2-])" ] ;
             }
             else
             {
@@ -320,13 +319,13 @@ NATIVE_RULE path : exists ;
 rule all-parents ( path : upper_limit ? : cwd ? )
 {
     cwd ?= [ pwd ] ;
-    local path_ele = [ regex.split [ root $(path) $(cwd) ] "/" ] ;
+    local path_ele = [ regex.split [ root $(path) $(cwd) ] / ] ;
 
     if ! $(upper_limit)
     {
         upper_limit = / ;
     }
-    local upper_ele = [ regex.split [ root $(upper_limit) $(cwd) ] "/" ] ;
+    local upper_ele = [ regex.split [ root $(upper_limit) $(cwd) ] / ] ;
 
     # Leave only elements in 'path_ele' below 'upper_ele'.
     while $(path_ele) && ( $(upper_ele[1]) = $(path_ele[1]) )
@@ -534,7 +533,7 @@ rule native-NT ( path )
     {
         result = [ MATCH "^/?(.*)" : $(path) ] ;
     }
-    result = [ sequence.join [ regex.split $(result) "/" ] : "\\" ] ;
+    result = [ sequence.join [ regex.split $(result) / ] : \\ ] ;
     return $(result) ;
 }
 
@@ -585,7 +584,8 @@ rule native-CYGWIN ( path )
 #
 rule split-path-VMS ( native )
 {
-    local matches = [ MATCH ([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+:)?(\\[[^\]]*\\])?(.*)?$   : $(native) ] ;
+    local matches = [ MATCH ([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+:)?(\\[[^\]]*\\])?(.*)?$ : $(native)
+        ] ;
     local device = $(matches[1]) ;
     local dir = $(matches[2]) ;
     local file = $(matches[3]) ;
@@ -697,10 +697,9 @@ rule native-VMS ( path )
     #
     # This is no exact science, just guess work:
     #
-    # If the last part of the current path spec
-    # includes some chars, followed by a dot,
-    # optionally followed by more chars -
-    # then it is a file (keep your fingers crossed).
+    # If the last part of the current path spec includes some chars, followed by
+    # a dot, optionally followed by more chars - then it is a file (keep your
+    # fingers crossed).
     #
     split = [ regex.split $(dir) / ] ;
     local maybe_file = $(split[-1]) ;
@@ -802,8 +801,10 @@ rule __test__ ( )
     local CWD = "/home/ghost/build" ;
     assert.result : all-parents . : . : $(CWD) ;
     assert.result . .. ../.. ../../..  : all-parents "Jamfile" : "" : $(CWD) ;
-    assert.result foo . .. ../.. ../../.. : all-parents "foo/Jamfile" : "" : $(CWD) ;
-    assert.result ../Work .. ../.. ../../.. : all-parents "../Work/Jamfile" : "" : $(CWD) ;
+    assert.result foo . .. ../.. ../../.. : all-parents "foo/Jamfile" : "" :
+        $(CWD) ;
+    assert.result ../Work .. ../.. ../../.. : all-parents "../Work/Jamfile" : ""
+        : $(CWD) ;
 
     local CWD = "/home/ghost" ;
     assert.result . .. : all-parents "Jamfile" : "/home" : $(CWD) ;
@@ -826,7 +827,8 @@ rule __test__ ( )
     assert.result "foo/bar" : make "foo/././././bar" ;
     assert.result "/foo" : make "\\foo" ;
     assert.result "/D:/My Documents" : make "D:\\My Documents" ;
-    assert.result "/c:/boost/tools/build/new/project.jam" : make "c:\\boost\\tools\\build\\test\\..\\new\\project.jam" ;
+    assert.result "/c:/boost/tools/build/new/project.jam" : make
+        "c:\\boost\\tools\\build\\test\\..\\new\\project.jam" ;
 
     # Test processing 'invalid' paths containing multiple successive path
     # separators.
@@ -842,7 +844,8 @@ rule __test__ ( )
     assert.result "foo/bar" : make "foo//\\//\\\\bar//\\//\\\\\\//\\//\\\\" ;
     assert.result "foo" : make "foo/bar//.." ;
     assert.result "foo/bar" : make "foo/bar/giz//.." ;
-    assert.result "foo/giz" : make "foo//\\//\\\\bar///\\\\//\\\\////\\/..///giz\\//\\\\\\//\\//\\\\" ;
+    assert.result "foo/giz" : make
+        "foo//\\//\\\\bar///\\\\//\\\\////\\/..///giz\\//\\\\\\//\\//\\\\" ;
     assert.result "../../../foo" : make "..///.//..///.//..////foo///" ;
 
     # Test processing 'invalid' rooted paths with too many '..' path elements
@@ -908,7 +911,8 @@ rule __test__ ( )
     assert.result "giz.h" : make "giz.h" ;
     assert.result "foo/bar/giz.h" : make "[.foo.bar]giz.h" ;
     assert.result "/disk:/my_docs" : make "disk:[my_docs]" ;
-    assert.result "/disk:/boost/tools/build/new/project.jam" : make "disk:[boost.tools.build.test.-.new]project.jam" ;
+    assert.result "/disk:/boost/tools/build/new/project.jam" : make
+        "disk:[boost.tools.build.test.-.new]project.jam" ;
 
     #
     # Special case (adds '.' to end of file w/o extension to disambiguate from
@@ -930,7 +934,8 @@ rule __test__ ( )
     assert.result "disk:[my_docs.work]" : native "/disk:/my_docs/work" ;
     assert.result "giz.h" : native "giz.h" ;
     assert.result "disk:Jamfile." : native "/disk:Jamfile." ;
-    assert.result "disk:[my_docs.work]Jamfile." : native "/disk:/my_docs/work/Jamfile." ;
+    assert.result "disk:[my_docs.work]Jamfile." : native
+        "/disk:/my_docs/work/Jamfile." ;
 
     modules.poke path : os : $(save-os) ;
 }