diff --git a/changelog/2.074.0_pre.dd b/changelog/2.074.0_pre.dd
index fa0e70c15a..2c9c7099e2 100644
--- a/changelog/2.074.0_pre.dd
+++ b/changelog/2.074.0_pre.dd
@@ -155,16 +155,15 @@ orphaned specifiers/arguments will cause a compile-time error:
 )
 
 -------
-import std.format;
+import std.format, std.stdio;
 
-void main() {
-    auto s = format!"%s is %s"("Pi", 3.14);
-    assert(s == "Pi is 3.14");
+auto s = format!"%s is %s"("Pi", 3.14);
+assert(s == "Pi is 3.14");
+writefln!"%c is %s"('e', 1.61);
 
-    static assert(!__traits(compiles, {s = format!"%l"();}));     // missing arg
-    static assert(!__traits(compiles, {s = format!""(404);}));    // surplus arg
-    static assert(!__traits(compiles, {s = format!"%d"(4.03);})); // incompatible arg
-}
+static assert(!__traits(compiles, {s = format!"%l"();}));     // missing arg
+static assert(!__traits(compiles, {s = format!""(404);}));    // surplus arg
+static assert(!__traits(compiles, {s = format!"%d"(4.03);})); // incompatible arg
 -------
 )
 
@@ -213,9 +212,35 @@ assert(!hasStaticMember!(S, "nonstaticVar"));
 
 $(LI $(LNAME2 std-expertimental-ndslice-removed,`std.experimental.ndslice` has been removed)
 $(P
-The synchronization between Phobos and Mir turned out to be a high amount of work with litte gain.
+The synchronization between Phobos and Mir turned out to be a high amount of work with little gain.
 Users of `std.experimental.ndslice` are advised to switch to the upstream
-$(LINK2 https://github.com/libmir/mir-algorithm, mir package).
+$(LINK2 https://github.com/libmir/mir-algorithm, mir-algorithm package).
+)
+
+$(P
+It comes with a lot of new features
+$(UL
+ $(LI $(LINK2 http://docs.algorithm.dlang.io/latest/mir_ndslice_topology.html, `mir.ndslice.topology`)
+ 	- Multidimensional `std.range` analog. Includes `bitwise`, `bitpack`, `zip`, `unzip`, `map`, `indexed` and many other features.)
+ $(LI $(LINK2 http://docs.algorithm.dlang.io/latest/mir_ndslice_concatenation.html, `mir.ndslice.concatenation`)
+ 	- Concatenation and padding)
+ $(LI $(LINK2 http://docs.algorithm.dlang.io/latest/mir_ndslice_algorithm.html, `mir.ndslice.algorithm`)
+ 	- Slim multidimensional `std.algorithm` analog)
+ $(LI $(LINK2 http://docs.algorithm.dlang.io/latest/mir_ndslice_sorting.html, `mir.ndslice.sorting`)
+ 	- Multidimensional sorting utilities)
+)
+)
+
+$(P
+`ndslice` design was changed. New ndslices can be created on top of random access iterators including pointers. There are three kinds of ndslice:
+)
+
+$(P
+$(UL
+ $(LI `Contiguous` - Contiguous in memory representation. It does not store strides and can be always flattened to 1 dimensional ndslice on top of the same iterator type. )
+ $(LI `Canonical` - BLAS like. Stride for row dimension assumed to be equal to 1.)
+ $(LI `Universal` - Numpy like. Each dimension has strides. All dimensions can be exchanged without reallocation. The old ndslice ABI corresponds to to the `Universal` ndslice.)
+)
 )
 )
 
@@ -277,7 +302,7 @@ anyone using the `MersenneTwisterEngine` template directly.
 
 $(P
 The internal implementation has been reworked to use Ilya Yaroshenko's
-highly optimized algorithm from `mir.random`.  This should have a very
+highly optimized algorithm from $(LINK2 https://github.com/libmir/mir-random, mir-random).  This should have a very
 noticeable positive effect for anyone who cares about generating a lot
 of random numbers quickly.
 )
@@ -299,6 +324,7 @@ $(BUGSTITLE DMD Compiler regressions,
 $(LI $(BUGZILLA 16680): dmd doesn't use druntime optimized versions of subtraction array operations)
 $(LI $(BUGZILLA 17117): [REG2.073] erroneous "escaping reference to local variable")
 $(LI $(BUGZILLA 17123): [REG 2.073] Issues with return @safe inference)
+$(LI $(BUGZILLA 17291): [REG 2.074-b1] windows: invalid relocation entries)
 )
 $(BUGSTITLE DMD Compiler bugs,
 
diff --git a/download.dd b/download.dd
index 95345acec2..02afcfb624 100644
--- a/download.dd
+++ b/download.dd
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Macros:
     _=BETA=$(COMMENT $0)
     BETA=$0
     B_DMDV2=2.074.0
-    B_SUFFIX=b1
+    B_SUFFIX=b2
 
 	DEB32=$(DLSITE dmd_$(DMDV2)-0_i386.deb)
 	DEB64=$(DLSITE dmd_$(DMDV2)-0_amd64.deb)
diff --git a/errorpage.ddoc b/errorpage.ddoc
index 528e27e824..331fe1e674 100644
--- a/errorpage.ddoc
+++ b/errorpage.ddoc
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ROOT_DIR=/
-ROOT=
+_=ROOT is only used for top left dlang.org logo and cannot be empty `<a href="$(ROOT)">`, so use / even though it breaks when served under /subpath/.
+ROOT=/
diff --git a/posix.mak b/posix.mak
index 4a81ef36e7..1414c1c660 100644
--- a/posix.mak
+++ b/posix.mak
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ $(DOC_OUTPUT_DIR)/404.html : 404.dd $(DDOC) $(DMD)
 $(DOC_OUTPUT_DIR)/%.html : %.dd $(DDOC) $(DMD)
 	$(DMD) -conf= -c -o- -Df$@ $(DDOC) $<
 
-$(DOC_OUTPUT_DIR)/%.verbatim : %.dd verbatim.ddoc $(DMD)
+$(DOC_OUTPUT_DIR)/%.verbatim : %_pre.dd verbatim.ddoc $(DMD)
 	$(DMD) -c -o- -Df$@ verbatim.ddoc $<
 
-$(DOC_OUTPUT_DIR)/%.verbatim : %_pre.dd verbatim.ddoc $(DMD)
+$(DOC_OUTPUT_DIR)/%.verbatim : %.dd verbatim.ddoc $(DMD)
 	$(DMD) -c -o- -Df$@ verbatim.ddoc $<
 
 $(DOC_OUTPUT_DIR)/%.php : %.php.dd $(DDOC) $(DMD)
@@ -365,19 +365,19 @@ ${DMD_DIR} ${DRUNTIME_DIR} ${PHOBOS_DIR} ${TOOLS_DIR} ${INSTALLER_DIR}:
 ################################################################################
 
 $(DMD) : ${DMD_DIR}
-	${MAKE} --directory=${DMD_DIR}/src -f posix.mak AUTO_BOOTSTRAP=1 -j 4
+	${MAKE} --directory=${DMD_DIR}/src -f posix.mak AUTO_BOOTSTRAP=1
 
 $(DMD_REL) : ${DMD_STABLE_DIR}
-	${MAKE} --directory=${DMD_STABLE_DIR}/src -f posix.mak AUTO_BOOTSTRAP=1 -j 4
+	${MAKE} --directory=${DMD_STABLE_DIR}/src -f posix.mak AUTO_BOOTSTRAP=1
 
 dmd-release : $(STD_DDOC) $(DMD_DIR) $(DMD)
-	$(MAKE) AUTO_BOOTSTRAP=1 --directory=$(DMD_DIR) -f posix.mak -j4 html \
+	$(MAKE) AUTO_BOOTSTRAP=1 --directory=$(DMD_DIR) -f posix.mak html \
 		STDDOC="$(addprefix `pwd`/, $(STD_DDOC))" \
 		DOC_OUTPUT_DIR="${DOC_OUTPUT_DIR}/phobos" \
 		DOCSRC="$(realpath .)"
 
 dmd-prerelease : $(STD_DDOC_PRE) $(DMD_DIR) $(DMD)
-	$(MAKE) AUTO_BOOTSTRAP=1 --directory=$(DMD_DIR) -f posix.mak -j4 html \
+	$(MAKE) AUTO_BOOTSTRAP=1 --directory=$(DMD_DIR) -f posix.mak html \
 		STDDOC="$(addprefix `pwd`/, $(STD_DDOC_PRE))" \
 		DOCSRC="$(realpath .)" \
 		DOC_OUTPUT_DIR="${DOC_OUTPUT_DIR}/phobos-prerelease"
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ dmd-prerelease-verbatim : $(STD_DDOC_PRE) $(DMD_DIR) \
 		${DOC_OUTPUT_DIR}/phobos-prerelease/mars.verbatim
 ${DOC_OUTPUT_DIR}/phobos-prerelease/mars.verbatim: verbatim.ddoc
 	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	$(MAKE) AUTO_BOOTSTRAP=1 --directory=$(DMD_DIR) -f posix.mak -j4 html \
+	$(MAKE) AUTO_BOOTSTRAP=1 --directory=$(DMD_DIR) -f posix.mak html \
 		DOC_OUTPUT_DIR="${DOC_OUTPUT_DIR}/phobos-prerelease-verbatim" \
 		STDDOC="`pwd`/verbatim.ddoc" \
 		DOCSRC="$(realpath .)"
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ ${DOC_OUTPUT_DIR}/phobos-prerelease/mars.verbatim: verbatim.ddoc
 ################################################################################
 
 druntime-prerelease : ${DRUNTIME_DIR} $(DMD) $(STD_DDOC_PRE)
-	${MAKE} --directory=${DRUNTIME_DIR} -f posix.mak -j 4 target doc \
+	${MAKE} --directory=${DRUNTIME_DIR} -f posix.mak target doc \
 		DOCDIR=${DOC_OUTPUT_DIR}/phobos-prerelease \
 		DOCFMT="$(addprefix `pwd`/, $(STD_DDOC_PRE))"
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ druntime-release : ${DRUNTIME_STABLE_DIR} $(DMD_REL) $(STD_DDOC)
 druntime-prerelease-verbatim : ${DRUNTIME_DIR} \
 		${DOC_OUTPUT_DIR}/phobos-prerelease/object.verbatim
 ${DOC_OUTPUT_DIR}/phobos-prerelease/object.verbatim : $(DMD)
-	${MAKE} --directory=${DRUNTIME_DIR} -f posix.mak -j 4 target doc \
+	${MAKE} --directory=${DRUNTIME_DIR} -f posix.mak target doc \
 		DOCDIR=${DOC_OUTPUT_DIR}/phobos-prerelease-verbatim \
 		DOCFMT="`pwd`/verbatim.ddoc"
 	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ phobos-prerelease : ${PHOBOS_FILES_GENERATED} $(STD_DDOC_PRE) druntime-prereleas
 	  DMD="$(realpath ${DMD})" \
 	  DOCSRC="$(realpath .)" \
 	  VERSION="$(realpath ${DMD_DIR}/VERSION)" \
-	  html -j4
+	  html
 
 phobos-release : ${PHOBOS_STABLE_FILES_GENERATED} $(DMD_REL) $(STD_DDOC) \
 		druntime-release
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ phobos-release : ${PHOBOS_STABLE_FILES_GENERATED} $(DMD_REL) $(STD_DDOC) \
 	  DMD="$(realpath ${DMD})" \
 	  DOCSRC="$(realpath .)" \
 	  VERSION="$(realpath ${DMD_DIR}/VERSION)" \
-	  html -j4
+	  html
 
 phobos-prerelease-verbatim : ${PHOBOS_FILES_GENERATED} ${DOC_OUTPUT_DIR}/phobos-prerelease/index.verbatim
 ${DOC_OUTPUT_DIR}/phobos-prerelease/index.verbatim : verbatim.ddoc \
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ ${DOC_OUTPUT_DIR}/phobos-prerelease/index.verbatim : verbatim.ddoc \
 	  	DMD="$(realpath ${DMD})" \
 	  	DOCSRC="$(realpath .)" \
 	  	VERSION="$(realpath ${DMD_DIR}/VERSION)" \
-	  	html -j4
+	  	html
 	$(call CHANGE_SUFFIX,html,verbatim,${DOC_OUTPUT_DIR}/phobos-prerelease-verbatim)
 	mv ${DOC_OUTPUT_DIR}/phobos-prerelease-verbatim/* $(dir $@)
 	rm -r ${DOC_OUTPUT_DIR}/phobos-prerelease-verbatim
@@ -615,11 +615,11 @@ test:
 # Changelog generation
 ################################################################################
 
-changelog/${NEXT_VERSION}_pre.dd: ${STABLE_DMD} ../tools ../installer
+changelog/${NEXT_VERSION}_pre.dd: | ${STABLE_DMD} ../tools ../installer
 	$(STABLE_RDMD) $(TOOLS_DIR)/changed.d $(CHANGELOG_VERSION_MASTER) -o $@ \
 	--version "${NEXT_VERSION} (upcoming)" --date "To be released" --nightly
 
-changelog/${NEXT_VERSION}.dd: ${STABLE_DMD} ../tools ../installer
+changelog/${NEXT_VERSION}.dd: | ${STABLE_DMD} ../tools ../installer
 	$(STABLE_RDMD) $(TOOLS_DIR)/changed.d $(CHANGELOG_VERSION_STABLE) -o $@ \
 		--version "${NEXT_VERSION}"