NEWS for part 1 of fd.o#54972

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 D-Bus 1.7.4 (UNRELEASED)
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+Dependencies:
+
+• The Windows version of libdbus now contains a C++ source file, used
+  to provide global initialization when the library is loaded.
+  gcc (mingw*) users should ensure that g++ is also installed.
+
+Enhancements:
+
+• It should now be safe to call dbus_threads_init_default() from any thread,
+  at any time. Authors of loadable modules and plugins that use libdbus
+  should consider doing so during initialization.
+  (fd.o #54972, Simon McVittie)
+
 Fixes:
 
 • Windows-specific: