2 files changed, 19 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/ext/threads/threads.pm b/ext/threads/threads.pm
index b708de4461..506b2471c7 100755
--- a/ext/threads/threads.pm
+++ b/ext/threads/threads.pm
@@ -24,18 +24,13 @@ our @EXPORT = qw(
 );
 our $VERSION = '0.05';
 
-sub new {
-    my $class = shift;
-    return $class->create(@_);
-}
-
 
 sub equals {
     return 1 if($_[0]->tid() == $_[1]->tid());
     return 0;
 }
 
-$Config::threads = 1;
+$threads::threads = 1;
 
 bootstrap threads $VERSION;
 
diff --git a/ext/threads/threads.xs b/ext/threads/threads.xs
index 56c046d0c2..a4e22ec966 100755
--- a/ext/threads/threads.xs
+++ b/ext/threads/threads.xs
@@ -332,6 +332,24 @@ create (class, function_to_call, ...)
 			RETVAL
 
 SV *
+new (class, function_to_call, ...)
+        char *  class
+        SV *    function_to_call
+		CODE:
+			AV* params = newAV();
+			if(items > 2) {
+				int i;
+				for(i = 2; i < items ; i++) {
+					av_push(params, ST(i));
+				}
+			}
+			RETVAL = Perl_thread_create(class, function_to_call, newRV_noinc((SV*) params));
+			OUTPUT:
+			RETVAL
+
+
+
+SV *
 self (class)
 		char* class
 	CODE: