diff --git a/v2/build/property.py b/v2/build/property.py
index 633301d60..d3ed168d4 100644
--- a/v2/build/property.py
+++ b/v2/build/property.py
@@ -26,12 +26,15 @@ class Property(object):
 
     __slots__ = ('_feature', '_value', '_condition')
 
-    def __init__(self, feature, value, condition = []):
-        assert(feature.free() or value.find(':') == -1)
-        self._feature = feature
+    def __init__(self, f, value, condition = []):
+        if type(f) == type(""):
+            f = feature.get(f)
+        # At present, single property has a single value.
+        assert type(value) != type([])
+        assert(f.free() or value.find(':') == -1)
+        self._feature = f
         self._value = value
         self._condition = condition
-
         
     def feature(self):
         return self._feature
diff --git a/v2/build/virtual_target.py b/v2/build/virtual_target.py
index a7060123f..2e67a53f3 100644
--- a/v2/build/virtual_target.py
+++ b/v2/build/virtual_target.py
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ class NullAction (Action):
         actions which create them.
     """
     def __init__ (self, manager, prop_set):
-        Action.__init__ (self, manager, None, None, prop_set)
+        Action.__init__ (self, manager, [], None, prop_set)
         
     def actualize (self):
         if not self.actualized_:
diff --git a/v2/test/searched_lib.py b/v2/test/searched_lib.py
index 4d6d5f198..48d636609 100644
--- a/v2/test/searched_lib.py
+++ b/v2/test/searched_lib.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ t.write("jamfile.jam", """
 import path ;
 import project ;
 
-local here = [ project.attribute $(__name__) location ] ;
+path-constant here : . ;
 here = [ path.root $(here) [ path.pwd ] ] ;
 
 exe main : main.cpp helper ;
diff --git a/v2/tools/builtin.py b/v2/tools/builtin.py
index cfe475332..bd3594721 100644
--- a/v2/tools/builtin.py
+++ b/v2/tools/builtin.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class SearchedLibTarget (virtual_target.AbstractFileTarget):
         return self.search_
         
     def actualize_location (self, target):
-        project.manager ().engine ().add_not_file_target (target)
+        bjam.call("NOTFILE", target)
     
     def path (self):
         #FIXME: several functions rely on this not being None
@@ -578,19 +578,21 @@ class LinkingGenerator (generators.Generator):
         generators.Generator.__init__ (self, id, composing, source_types, target_types_and_names, requirements)
         
     def run (self, project, name, prop_set, sources):
+       
         lib_sources = prop_set.get('<library>')
-        [ sources.append (project.manager().get_object(x)) for x in lib_sources ]
+        sources.extend(lib_sources)
         
         # Add <library-path> properties for all searched libraries
         extra = []
         for s in sources:
             if s.type () == 'SEARCHED_LIB':
                 search = s.search()
-                extra.append(replace_grist(search, '<library-path>'))
+                extra.extend(property.Property('<library-path>', sp) for sp in search)
 
         orig_xdll_path = []
                    
-        if prop_set.get('<hardcode-dll-paths>') == ['true'] and type.is_derived(self.target_types_ [0], 'EXE'):
+        if prop_set.get('<hardcode-dll-paths>') == ['true'] \
+               and type.is_derived(self.target_types_ [0], 'EXE'):
             xdll_path = prop_set.get('<xdll-path>')
             orig_xdll_path = [ replace_grist(x, '<dll-path>') for x in xdll_path ]
             # It's possible that we have libraries in sources which did not came
@@ -670,12 +672,12 @@ class LinkingGenerator (generators.Generator):
         fst = []
         for s in sources:
             if type.is_derived(s.type(), 'SEARCHED_LIB'):
-                name = s.real_name()
+                n = s.real_name()
                 if s.shared():
-                    fsa.append(name)
+                    fsa.append(n)
 
                 else:
-                    fst.append(name)
+                    fst.append(n)
 
             else:
                 sources2.append(s)
@@ -685,9 +687,8 @@ class LinkingGenerator (generators.Generator):
             add.append("<find-shared-library>" + '&&'.join(fsa))
         if fst:
             add.append("<find-static-library>" + '&&'.join(fst))
-                
-        spawn = generators.Generator.generated_targets(self, sources2,prop_set.add_raw(add), project, name)
-        
+
+        spawn = generators.Generator.generated_targets(self, sources2, prop_set.add_raw(add), project, name)       
         return spawn