diff --git a/src/build/generators.jam b/src/build/generators.jam
index 80cf55879e..855c269726 100644
--- a/src/build/generators.jam
+++ b/src/build/generators.jam
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ class generator
 
         if $(result)
         {
-            generators.dout [ indent ] "  SUCCESS: " $(result) ;
+            generators.dout [ indent ] "  SUCCESS:" $(result) ;
         }
         else
         {
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ rule construct ( project name ? : target-type : property-set * : sources * : top
         {
             generators.dout [ indent ] "    from" $(s) ;
         }
-        generators.dout [ indent ] "    properties:" [ $(property-set).raw ] ;
+        generators.dout [ indent ] "    properties:" [ $(property-set).str ] ;
     }
 
     local result = [ construct-really $(project) $(name) : $(target-type) :
diff --git a/src/build/project.jam b/src/build/project.jam
index 98809b49dd..8b32d98b8c 100644
--- a/src/build/project.jam
+++ b/src/build/project.jam
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ local rule load-jamfile ( dir : jamfile-module : synthesize ? )
     {
         import errors ;
         errors.error "Multiple Jamfiles found at '$(dir)'" :
-            "Filenames are: " $(jamfile-to-load:D=) ;
+            "Filenames are:" $(jamfile-to-load:D=) ;
     }
 
     if ! $(jamfile-to-load) && $(synthesize)
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ class project-attributes
         print.section $(id:E=(none)) ;
         print.list-start ;
         print.list-item "Parent project:" $(self.parent:E=(none)) ;
-        print.list-item "Requirements:" [ $(self.requirements).raw ] ;
+        print.list-item "Requirements:" [ $(self.requirements).str ] ;
         print.list-item "Default build:" $(self.default-build) ;
         print.list-item "Source location:" $(self.source-location) ;
         print.list-item "Projects to build:" [ sequence.insertion-sort
diff --git a/src/build/property-set.jam b/src/build/property-set.jam
index 5045611a2f..ce348efd0e 100644
--- a/src/build/property-set.jam
+++ b/src/build/property-set.jam
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class property-set
     import property ;
     import property-set ;
     import set ;
+    import sequence ;
 
     rule __init__ ( raw-properties * )
     {
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ class property-set
 
     rule str ( )
     {
-        return "[" $(self.raw) "]" ;
+        return "[" [ sequence.transform property.str : $(self.raw) ] "]" ;
     }
 
     # Returns properties that are neither incidental nor free.
diff --git a/src/build/property.jam b/src/build/property.jam
index a7a2e71dd4..b6d9e1a337 100644
--- a/src/build/property.jam
+++ b/src/build/property.jam
@@ -766,6 +766,12 @@ rule translate-dependencies ( specification * : project-id : location )
     return $(result) ;
 }
 
+rule str ( property )
+{
+    local value = [ utility.str $(property:G=) ] ;
+    return $(property:G)$(value) ;
+}
+
 
 # Class maintaining a property set -> string mapping.
 #
diff --git a/src/build/targets.jam b/src/build/targets.jam
index d4bb186ce1..21d12b1da4 100644
--- a/src/build/targets.jam
+++ b/src/build/targets.jam
@@ -1307,12 +1307,11 @@ class basic-target : abstract-target
             local fn = [ full-name ] ;
             ECHO [ targets.indent ] "Building target '$(fn)'" ;
             targets.increase-indent ;
-            ECHO [ targets.indent ] Build "request:" $(property-set)
-                [ $(property-set).raw ] ;
+            ECHO [ targets.indent ] Build "request:" [ $(property-set).str ] ;
             local cf = [ build-system.command-line-free-features ] ;
-            ECHO [ targets.indent ] Command line free "features:" [ $(cf).raw ] ;
+            ECHO [ targets.indent ] Command line free "features:" [ $(cf).str ] ;
             ECHO [ targets.indent ] Target "requirements:"
-                [ $(self.requirements).raw ] ;
+                [ $(self.requirements).str ] ;
         }
         targets.push-target $(__name__) ;
 
@@ -1331,8 +1330,8 @@ class basic-target : abstract-target
             if [ modules.peek : .debug-building ]
             {
                 ECHO ;
-                ECHO [ targets.indent ] "Common properties: "
-                    [ $(rproperties).raw ] ;
+                ECHO [ targets.indent ] "Common properties:"
+                    [ $(rproperties).str ] ;
             }
 
             local skip ;
@@ -1369,7 +1368,7 @@ class basic-target : abstract-target
                 {
                     ECHO ;
                     ECHO [ targets.indent ] "Usage requirements for"
-                        $(self.name)": " $(usage-requirements) ;
+                        $(self.name)":" $(usage-requirements) ;
                 }
 
                 #  Skipping this target if a dependency is skipped.
@@ -1391,8 +1390,8 @@ class basic-target : abstract-target
 
                     if [ modules.peek : .debug-building ]
                     {
-                        ECHO [ targets.indent ] "Build properties: "
-                            [ $(rproperties).raw ] ;
+                        ECHO [ targets.indent ] "Build properties:"
+                            [ $(rproperties).str ] ;
                     }
 
                     local extra = [ $(rproperties).get <source> ] ;
@@ -1446,7 +1445,7 @@ class basic-target : abstract-target
                         if [ modules.peek : .debug-building ]
                         {
                             ECHO [ targets.indent ] "Usage requirements from"
-                                $(self.name)": " [ $(ur).raw ] ;
+                                $(self.name)":" [ $(ur).str ] ;
                         }
 
                         self.generated.$(property-set) = $(ur) $(result) ;
@@ -1476,7 +1475,7 @@ class basic-target : abstract-target
                 ur = $(ur[0]) ;
                 targets.increase-indent ;
                 ECHO [ targets.indent ] "Usage requirements from"
-                    $(self.name)": " [ $(ur).raw ] ;
+                    $(self.name)":" [ $(ur).str ] ;
                 targets.decrease-indent ;
             }
         }
@@ -1654,7 +1653,7 @@ class typed-target : basic-target
                 $(self.type) : $(property-set) ] ;
             ECHO "WARNING: Unable to construct" [ full-name ]
                 "of type" $(self.type)
-                "with these properties:" [ $(property-set).raw ] ;
+                "with these properties:" [ $(property-set).str ] ;
             ECHO "WARNING: Considered these as possible generators:" ;
             for local gen in $(viable-generators)
             {