diff --git a/asdf.lisp b/asdf.lisp
index 6351bbcf1b1c36943f1456ef40775c1a88877cbf..8c4367966ed36c6463a9c2f0b01465462e8d9f3f 100644
--- a/asdf.lisp
+++ b/asdf.lisp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
                 :test 'equalp :key 'car))
   (let* ((asdf-version
           ;; the 1+ helps the version bumping script discriminate
-          (subseq "VERSION:1.718" (1+ (length "VERSION"))))
+          (subseq "VERSION:1.719" (1+ (length "VERSION"))))
          (existing-asdf (find-package :asdf))
          (vername '#:*asdf-version*)
          (versym (and existing-asdf
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ to `~a` which is not a directory.~@:>"
 
 (defmethod find-component ((component component) (name symbol))
   (if name
-      (find-component component (string name))
+      (find-component component (coerce-name name))
       component))
 
 (defmethod find-component ((module module) (name cons))
@@ -2402,9 +2402,7 @@ located."
        #+(and (or win32 windows mswindows mingw32) (not cygwin))
         ,@`(#+lispworks ,(try (sys:get-folder-path :common-appdata) "common-lisp/config/")
             ;;; read-windows-registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\AppData
-           #+(not cygwin)
-           ,(try (or (getenv "USERPROFILE") (user-homedir))
-                 "Application Data/common-lisp/config/"))
+           ,(try (getenv "APPDATA") "common-lisp/config/"))
        ,(try (user-homedir) ".config/common-lisp/")))))
 (defun system-configuration-directories ()
   (remove-if
@@ -2476,27 +2474,16 @@ Each mapping is a pair of a source pathname and destination pathname,
 and the order is by decreasing length of namestring of the source pathname.")
 
 (defvar *user-cache*
-  (or
-   (let ((h (getenv "XDG_CACHE_HOME")))
-     (and h `(,h "common-lisp" :implementation)))
-   #+(and windows lispworks)
-   (let ((h (sys:get-folder-path :common-appdata))) ;; no :common-caches in Windows???
-     (and h `(,h "common-lisp" "cache")))
-   #+(and (or win32 windows mswindows mingw32) (not cygwin))
-   ;;; read-windows-registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\Cache
-   (let ((h (or (getenv "USERPROFILE") (user-homedir))))
-     (and h `(,h "Local Settings" "Temporary Internet Files" "common-lisp")))
-   '(:home ".cache" "common-lisp" :implementation)))
+  (flet ((try (x &rest sub) (and x `(,x ,@sub))))
+    (or
+     (try (getenv "XDG_CACHE_HOME") "common-lisp" :implementation)
+     #+(and (or win32 windows mswindows mingw32) (not cygwin))
+     (try (getenv "APPDATA") "common-lisp" "cache" :implementation)
+     '(:home ".cache" "common-lisp" :implementation))))
 (defvar *system-cache*
-  (or
-   #+(and windows lispworks)
-   (let ((h (sys:get-folder-path :common-appdata))) ;; no :common-caches in Windows???
-     (and h `(,h "common-lisp" "cache")))
-   #+(and (or win32 windows mswindows mingw32) (not cygwin))
-   (let ((h (or (getenv "USERPROFILE") (user-homedir))))
-     (and h `(,h "Local Settings" "Temporary Internet Files" "common-lisp")))
-   #+(or unix cygwin)
-   '("/var/cache/common-lisp" :uid :implementation)))
+  ;; No good default, plus there's a security problem
+  ;; with other users messing with such directories.
+  *user-cache*)
 
 (defun output-translations ()
   (car *output-translations*))
@@ -3170,10 +3157,7 @@ with a different configuration, so the configuration would be re-read then."
            (or (getenv "XDG_DATA_DIRS") "/usr/local/share:/usr/share"))
           (dirs (cons datahome (split-string datadirs :separator ":"))))
          #+(and (or win32 windows mswindows mingw32) (not cygwin))
-         ((datahome
-           #+lispworks (sys:get-folder-path :common-appdata)
-           #-lispworks (try (or (getenv "USERPROFILE") (user-homedir))
-                            "Application Data"))
+         ((datahome (getenv "APPDATA"))
           (datadir
            #+lispworks (sys:get-folder-path :local-appdata)
            #-lispworks (try (getenv "ALLUSERSPROFILE")
diff --git a/doc/asdf.texinfo b/doc/asdf.texinfo
index 0aa0b363a6c57e7b07d59d4a727f4b6d1cd8e4aa..eaf5e5a5eed8b812d0920e23c41c968d92804629 100644
--- a/doc/asdf.texinfo
+++ b/doc/asdf.texinfo
@@ -2466,7 +2466,7 @@ a slightly older version about which none of the HEAD users have complained.
 There is also a STABLE version, which is earlier than release.
 
 You may get the ASDF source repository using git:
-@kbd{git clone http://common-lisp.net/project/asdf/asdf.git}
+@kbd{git clone git://common-lisp.net/projects/asdf/asdf.git}
 
 You will find the above referenced tags in this repository.
 You can also browse the repository on
@@ -2577,8 +2577,18 @@ ASDF 2 provides a well-documented way to configure ASDF,
 with sensible defaults, adequate configuration languages,
 and a coherent set of configuration files and hooks.
 
+We believe it's a vast improvement because it decouples
+application distribution from library distribution.
+The application writer can avoid thinking where the libraries are,
+and the library distributor (dpkg, clbuild, advanced user, etc.)
+can configure them once and for every application.
+Yet settings can be easily overridden where needed,
+so whoever needs control has exactly as much as required.
+
 At the same time, ASDF 2 remains compatible
 with the old magic you may have in your build scripts
+(using @code{*central-registry*} and
+@code{*system-definition-search-functions*})
 to tailor the ASDF configuration to your build automation needs,
 and also allows for new magic, simpler and more powerful magic.
 
diff --git a/doc/index.html b/doc/index.html
index 7dcf172b95ad6157a0a98aa5dee8afcc8a1112b2..bcb9a814cb4cbd6771dfe224126150b54ee057a8 100644
--- a/doc/index.html
+++ b/doc/index.html
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
           </li>
           <li>pull the latest from our git repository
             (<a href="http://common-lisp.net/gitweb?p=projects/asdf/asdf.git">browse</a>)
-            <pre>git clone http://common-lisp.net/project/asdf/asdf.git</pre>
+            <pre>git clone git://common-lisp.net/projects/asdf/asdf.git</pre>
         </li></ul>
 
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