Rationale for change in behavior of g_strsplit when passed empty string?

[Darin Adler <darin bentspoon com>]

When g_strsplit in glib 1.2 was passed an empty string, it returned an 
empty vector.

When g_strsplit in glib 1.3 is passed an empty string, it returns a vector 
with a single empty string in it.

Is there a good reason for this change? We'll have to make some small 
changes to code in eel and nautilus because of the change, and I just 
wanted to make sure it was no accident.

    -- Darin