diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c6d0dbd60..5cad54edc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 Sat May  3 12:28:48 1997  Andrew McCallum  <mccallum@jprc.com>
 
+	* src/Makefile.in (GNUSTEP_HEADERS): Added include/NSHost.h.
+	(GNUSTEP_MFILES): Added NSHost.m.
+
+	* src/NSCharacterSet.m ([NSCharacterSet +_bitmapForSet:number:]):
+ 	Use NSBundle's pathForResource:ofType:inDirectory method properly.
+  	(Reported by Stevo Crvenkovski <stevoc@lotus.mpt.com.mk>.)
+
+Tue Jan 21 17:09:09 CST 1997 Jeremy Bettis <Jeremy@hksys.com>
+
+	* src/NSGCString.m: Add -appendString:.
+
+	* src/include/NSString.h: Add +string.
+
+	* src/NSString.m: (handle_printf_atsign) Take the description of
+	the object before the cStringNoCopy.
+	([NSString +allocWithZone:],[NSMutableString +allocWithZone:])
+	Only return the concrete class if [self class] == NSString to
+	allow subclassing.
+
 Tue Mar  4 10:51:22 1997  Andrew McCallum  <mccallum@jprc.com>
 
 	* src/NSConnection.m: New file.
diff --git a/Headers/gnustep/base/NSString.h b/Headers/gnustep/base/NSString.h
index 939284aed..a05ca1872 100644
--- a/Headers/gnustep/base/NSString.h
+++ b/Headers/gnustep/base/NSString.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ typedef enum _NSStringEncoding
 @protocol NSString  <NSCoding, NSCopying, NSMutableCopying>
 
 // Creating Temporary Strings
++ (NSString*) string;
 + (NSString*) stringWithCharacters: (const unichar*)chars
    length: (unsigned int)length;
 + (NSString*) stringWithCString: (const char*)byteString
diff --git a/Source/NSGCString.m b/Source/NSGCString.m
index bb73d2af3..429693be8 100644
--- a/Source/NSGCString.m
+++ b/Source/NSGCString.m
@@ -222,6 +222,19 @@ stringDecrementCountAndFillHoleAt(NSGMutableCStringStruct *self,
   _contents_chars[_count] = '\0';
 }
 
+- (void) appendString: (NSString*)aString
+{
+  unsigned c = [aString cStringLength];
+  if (_count + c >= _capacity)
+    {
+      _capacity = MAX(_capacity*2, _count+c);
+      OBJC_REALLOC(_contents_chars, char, _capacity);
+    }
+  memcpy(_contents_chars + _count, [aString cStringNoCopy], c);
+  _count += c;
+  _contents_chars[_count] = '\0';
+}
+
 /* xxx This method may be removed in future. */
 - (void) setCString: (const char *)byteString length: (unsigned)length
 {
diff --git a/Source/NSString.m b/Source/NSString.m
index 7020bb0b8..e6a616b41 100644
--- a/Source/NSString.m
+++ b/Source/NSString.m
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ handle_printf_atsign (FILE *stream,
 #endif
   len = fprintf(stream, "%*s",
 		(info->left ? - info->width : info->width),
-		[string_object cStringNoCopy]);
+		[[string_object description] cStringNoCopy]);
   return len;
 }
 #endif /* HAVE_REGISTER_PRINTF_FUNCTION */
@@ -186,7 +186,9 @@ handle_printf_atsign (FILE *stream,
 
 + allocWithZone: (NSZone*)z
 {
-  return NSAllocateObject ([self _concreteClass], 0, z);
+  if ([self class] == [NSString class])
+    return NSAllocateObject ([self _concreteClass], 0, z);
+  return [super allocWithZone:z];
 }
 
 // Creating Temporary Strings
@@ -197,6 +199,11 @@ handle_printf_atsign (FILE *stream,
   return self;
 }
 
++ (NSString*) string
+{
+  return [[[self alloc] init] autorelease];
+}
+
 + (NSString*) stringWithCString: (const char*) byteString
 {
   return [[[self alloc] initWithCString:byteString]
@@ -1419,7 +1426,9 @@ handle_printf_atsign (FILE *stream,
 
 + allocWithZone: (NSZone*)z
 {
-  return NSAllocateObject([self _mutableConcreteClass], 0, z);
+  if ([self class] == [NSMutableString class])
+    return NSAllocateObject([self _mutableConcreteClass], 0, z);
+  return [super allocWithZone:z];
 }
 
 /* xxx This method may be removed in future. */