diff --git a/mixer/wscript b/mixer/wscript
index d855c53..c6cb16e 100644
--- a/mixer/wscript
+++ b/mixer/wscript
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ def configure(conf):
                       atleast_version='0.4.0', mandatory=True)
 
     conf.define('VERSION', PACKAGE_VERSION)
-    conf.define('SYSTEM_PATH', string.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, APPNAME ], '/' ) )
-    conf.define('DOCUMENT_PATH', string.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, 'doc' ], '/' ) )
-    conf.define('PIXMAP_PATH', string.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, 'pixmaps' ], '/' ) )
+    conf.define('SYSTEM_PATH', '/'.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, APPNAME ] ) )
+    conf.define('DOCUMENT_PATH', '/'.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, 'doc' ] ) )
+    conf.define('PIXMAP_PATH', '/'.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, 'pixmaps' ] ) )
 
     conf.write_config_header('config.h', remove=False)
-    
+
     print('')
 
 def build(bld):
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ src/main.C
 
     bld.install_as('${DATADIR}/pixmaps/' + APPNAME + '/icon-256x256.png', 'icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/' + APPNAME + '.png')
 
-    bld.install_files( string.join( [ '${DATADIR}/doc', APPNAME ], '/' ), bld.path.ant_glob( 'doc/*.html doc/*.png' ) )
+    bld.install_files( '/'.join( [ '${DATADIR}/doc', APPNAME ] ), bld.path.ant_glob( 'doc/*.html doc/*.png' ) )
 
     bld.symlink_as( '${BINDIR}/' + APPNAME + '-noui', APPNAME )
diff --git a/sequencer/wscript b/sequencer/wscript
index 8a461c9..67b89a1 100644
--- a/sequencer/wscript
+++ b/sequencer/wscript
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ def configure(conf):
                       atleast_version='2.0.0', args="--cflags --libs",  mandatory=True)
 
     conf.define('VERSION', PACKAGE_VERSION)
-    conf.define('SYSTEM_PATH', string.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, APPNAME ], '/' ) )
-    conf.define('DOCUMENT_PATH', string.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, 'doc' ], '/' ) )
-    conf.define('PIXMAP_PATH', string.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, 'pixmaps' ], '/' ) )
+    conf.define('SYSTEM_PATH', '/'.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, APPNAME ] ) )
+    conf.define('DOCUMENT_PATH', '/'.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, 'doc' ] ) )
+    conf.define('PIXMAP_PATH', '/'.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, 'pixmaps' ] ) )
 
     conf.write_config_header('config.h', remove=False)
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ src/transport.C
               uselib = [ 'JACK', 'SIGCPP', 'LIBLO', 'XPM', 'NTK', 'NTK_IMAGES'],
               install_path = '${BINDIR}')
 
-    bld.install_files(string.join( [ '${DATADIR}', APPNAME, 'instruments'], '/' ), bld.path.ant_glob('instruments/*'))
+    bld.install_files('/'.join( [ '${DATADIR}', APPNAME, 'instruments'] ), bld.path.ant_glob('instruments/*'))
 
     start_dir = bld.path.find_dir( 'icons/hicolor' )
 
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ src/transport.C
 
     bld.install_as('${DATADIR}/pixmaps/' + APPNAME + '/icon-256x256.png', 'icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/' + APPNAME + '.png')
 
-    bld.install_files( string.join( [ '${DATADIR}/doc', APPNAME ], '/' ), bld.path.ant_glob( 'doc/*.html doc/*.png' ) )
+    bld.install_files( '/'.join( [ '${DATADIR}/doc', APPNAME ] ), bld.path.ant_glob( 'doc/*.html doc/*.png' ) )
diff --git a/session-manager/wscript b/session-manager/wscript
index 1902251..d891a81 100644
--- a/session-manager/wscript
+++ b/session-manager/wscript
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ def configure(conf):
     conf.load('gnu_dirs')
 
     conf.define('VERSION', PACKAGE_VERSION)
-    conf.define('SYSTEM_PATH', string.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, APPNAME ], '/' ) )
-    conf.define('DOCUMENT_PATH', string.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, 'doc' ], '/' ) )
-    conf.define('PIXMAP_PATH', string.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, 'pixmaps' ], '/' ) )
+    conf.define('SYSTEM_PATH', '/'.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, APPNAME ] ) )
+    conf.define('DOCUMENT_PATH', '/'.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, 'doc' ] ) )
+    conf.define('PIXMAP_PATH', '/'.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, 'pixmaps' ] ) )
 
     conf.write_config_header('config.h', remove=False)
-    
+
     print('')
 
 def build(bld):
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@ src/send_osc.C
 
     bld.install_as('${DATADIR}/pixmaps/' + APPNAME + '/icon-256x256.png', 'icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/' + APPNAME + '.png')
 
-    bld.install_files( string.join( [ '${DATADIR}/doc', APPNAME ], '/' ), bld.path.ant_glob( 'doc/*.html doc/*.png' ) )
+    bld.install_files( '/'.join( [ '${DATADIR}/doc', APPNAME ] ), bld.path.ant_glob( 'doc/*.html doc/*.png' ) )
diff --git a/timeline/wscript b/timeline/wscript
index 05b5bf7..63c6216 100644
--- a/timeline/wscript
+++ b/timeline/wscript
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ def configure(conf):
                       atleast_version='1.0.17', mandatory=True)
 
     conf.define('VERSION', PACKAGE_VERSION)
-    conf.define('SYSTEM_PATH', string.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, APPNAME ], '/' ) )
-    conf.define('DOCUMENT_PATH', string.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, 'doc' ], '/' ) )
-    conf.define('PIXMAP_PATH', string.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, 'pixmaps' ], '/' ) )
+    conf.define('SYSTEM_PATH', '/'.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, APPNAME ] ) )
+    conf.define('DOCUMENT_PATH', '/'.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, 'doc' ] ) )
+    conf.define('PIXMAP_PATH', '/'.join( [ conf.env.DATADIR, 'pixmaps' ] ) )
 
     conf.write_config_header('config.h', remove=False)
-    
+
     print('')
 
 def build(bld):
@@ -101,5 +101,5 @@ src/main.C
 
     bld.install_as('${DATADIR}/pixmaps/' + APPNAME + '/icon-256x256.png', 'icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/' + APPNAME + '.png')
 
-    bld.install_files( string.join( [ '${DATADIR}/doc', APPNAME ], '/' ), bld.path.ant_glob( 'doc/*.html doc/*.png' ) )
-    
+    bld.install_files( '/'.join( [ '${DATADIR}/doc', APPNAME ] ), bld.path.ant_glob( 'doc/*.html doc/*.png' ) )
+
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index c9ae448..9a552fc 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def options(opt):
     opt.add_option('--enable-debug', action='store_true', default=False, dest='debug',
                     help='Build for debugging')
     opt.add_option('--project', action='store', default=False, dest='project',
-                    help='Limit build to a single project (' + string.join( projects, ', ' ) + ')')
+                    help='Limit build to a single project (' + ', '.join( projects ) + ')')
 
     for i in projects:
         opt.recurse(i)