What is the procedure to get fixes backported in 4.0?

For example, the fix to this one [1] is really needed for us (it breaks development and also gettext tools).

Is there anything you guys do ���automatically��� or do I need to make a fix for 4.0 based on the one for 5.0 ?

[1] https://pharo.fogbugz.com/default.asp?15666

cheers

Johan