diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fcdcb7bc7..b32775f6d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 2008-12-06  Richard Frith-Macdonald <rfm@gnu.org>
 
-	* Source/Additions/GSCategories.m: ([setLaunchPathForTool:])
+	* Source/Additions/GSCategories.m: ([+launchPathForTool:])
 	Convenience method to locate a tool in the standard locations or in the
-	PATH and set it as the launch path of a task.
+	PATH so that it can be used as the launch path of a task.
 
 2008-12-05  Nicola Pero <nicola.pero@meta-innovation.com>
 
diff --git a/Headers/Additions/GNUstepBase/GSCategories.h b/Headers/Additions/GNUstepBase/GSCategories.h
index bddaed425..37bebb776 100644
--- a/Headers/Additions/GNUstepBase/GSCategories.h
+++ b/Headers/Additions/GNUstepBase/GSCategories.h
@@ -333,12 +333,12 @@ typedef enum _NSGNUstepStringEncoding
 @end
 
 @implementation	NSTask (GSCategories)
-/** Sets the launch path given the name of a tool.<br />
+/** Returns the launch path given the name of a tool.<br />
  * Locates the tool by looking in the standard directories,
  * and failing that in the PATH set in the environment.<br />
- * Returns the path set, or nil if the tool could not be located.
+ * Returns the path found, or nil if the tool could not be located.
  */
-- (NSString*) setLaunchPathForTool: (NSString*)name;
++ (NSString*) launchPathForTool: (NSString*)name;
 @end
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Source/Additions/GSCategories.m b/Source/Additions/GSCategories.m
index e52ae7f35..ac3e19e3a 100644
--- a/Source/Additions/GSCategories.m
+++ b/Source/Additions/GSCategories.m
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ executablePath(NSFileManager *mgr, NSString *path)
   return nil;
 }
 
-- (NSString*) setLaunchPathForTool: (NSString*)name
++ (NSString*) launchPathForTool: (NSString*)name
 {
   NSEnumerator	*enumerator;
   NSDictionary	*env;
@@ -1563,7 +1563,6 @@ executablePath(NSFileManager *mgr, NSString *path)
       path = [path stringByAppendingPathComponent: name];
       if ((path = executablePath(mgr, path)) != nil)
 	{
-	  [self setLaunchPath: path];
 	  return path;
 	}
     }
@@ -1574,7 +1573,6 @@ executablePath(NSFileManager *mgr, NSString *path)
       path = [path stringByAppendingPathComponent: name];
       if ((path = executablePath(mgr, path)) != nil)
 	{
-	  [self setLaunchPath: path];
 	  return path;
 	}
     }
@@ -1597,7 +1595,6 @@ executablePath(NSFileManager *mgr, NSString *path)
       path = [path stringByAppendingPathComponent: name];
       if ((path = executablePath(mgr, path)) != nil)
 	{
-	  [self setLaunchPath: path];
 	  return path;
 	}
     }