--- a/src/SDL.c	Mon Jun 10 20:37:39 2002 +0000
+++ b/src/SDL.c	Mon Jun 10 20:42:02 2002 +0000
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@
 
 int SDL_Init(Uint32 flags)
 {
+#if !defined(DISABLE_THREADS) && defined(ENABLE_PTH)
+	if (!pth_init()) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	/* Clear the error message */
 	SDL_ClearError();
 
@@ -223,6 +229,10 @@
 
 	/* Uninstall any parachute signal handlers */
 	SDL_UninstallParachute();
+
+#if !defined(DISABLE_THREADS) && defined(ENABLE_PTH)
+	pth_kill();
+#endif
 }
 
 /* Return the library version number */

--- a/src/thread/SDL_thread.c	Mon Jun 10 20:37:39 2002 +0000
+++ b/src/thread/SDL_thread.c	Mon Jun 10 20:42:02 2002 +0000
@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@
 {
 	int retval;
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_PTH
-	if (!pth_init()) {
-		return -1;
-	}
-#endif
-
 	retval = 0;
 	/* Set the thread lock creation flag so that we can reuse an
 	   existing lock on the system - since this mutex never gets
@@ -86,10 +80,6 @@
 	if ( mutex != NULL ) {
 		SDL_DestroyMutex(mutex);
 	}
-
-#ifdef ENABLE_PTH
-	pth_kill();
-#endif
 }
 
 /* Routines for manipulating the thread list */

--- a/src/thread/pth/SDL_systhread.c	Mon Jun 10 20:37:39 2002 +0000
+++ b/src/thread/pth/SDL_systhread.c	Mon Jun 10 20:42:02 2002 +0000
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
 	pth_attr_set(type, PTH_ATTR_JOINABLE, TRUE);
 
 	/* Create the thread and go! */
-	if ( pth_spawn(type, RunThread, args) == NULL ) {
+	thread->handle = pth_spawn(type, RunThread, args);
+	if ( thread->handle == NULL ) {
 		SDL_SetError("Not enough resources to create thread");
 		return(-1);
 	}