question about g_thread_init call

[Walter Meinl <wuno lsvw de>]

Hi,
glib-2.13.1 introduced the memory corruption message, when g_thread_init 
wasn't called before any other glib functions. Now with 2.13.7, the 
necessity of this call is gone.
I was able to get a patch checked into the trunk for mozilla products, 
that  g_thread_init is called at first. As a corresponding patch for the 
Branch (firefox-2.0.0.x) is still pending, my question is, if I should 
still go now to get the patch into the mozilla branch? To be precise, is 
it still recommended to call g_thread_init at first if possible or is 
now just a matter of "taste" or is it even worse to patch programs that 
do not use the g_thread_init call convention?
Thanks alot for suggestions Walter