There seems to be a fix for this upstream: http://sourceforge.net/p/meshlab/bugs/304/
Attached is patch applying it to the package. This has been built and tested (in stable). It fixes the issue. Package and sources at: http://wookware.org/software/repo/ Wookey -- Principal hats: Linaro, Emdebian, Wookware, Balloonboard, ARM http://wookware.org/
diff -Nru meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/debian/changelog meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/debian/changelog --- meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/debian/changelog 2012-06-14 15:02:59.000000000 +0100 +++ meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/debian/changelog 2013-10-13 00:57:33.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +meshlab (1.3.0a+dfsg1-3.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low + + * Non-maintainer upload. + * Apply fix for segfault on 'save new project'.#304 (Closes:718583) + + -- Wookey <woo...@debian.org> Sun, 13 Oct 2013 00:56:13 +0100 + meshlab (1.3.0a+dfsg1-3) unstable; urgency=low * rules: diff -Nru meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/debian/metapatches/16_#304_savenewproject_segfaultfix meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/debian/metapatches/16_#304_savenewproject_segfaultfix --- meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/debian/metapatches/16_#304_savenewproject_segfaultfix 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100 +++ meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/debian/metapatches/16_#304_savenewproject_segfaultfix 2013-10-13 01:05:24.000000000 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +From: http://sourceforge.net/p/meshlab/bugs/304/ +Subject: Fix segfault on 'save new project' + +Closes: #718583 + diff -Nru meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/debian/patches/19_#304_savenewproject_segfaultfix.patch meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/debian/patches/19_#304_savenewproject_segfaultfix.patch --- meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/debian/patches/19_#304_savenewproject_segfaultfix.patch 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100 +++ meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/debian/patches/19_#304_savenewproject_segfaultfix.patch 2013-10-13 00:58:30.000000000 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +Index: meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/meshlab/src/meshlab/mainwindow_RunTime.cpp +=================================================================== +--- meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1.orig/meshlab/src/meshlab/mainwindow_RunTime.cpp 2011-02-16 16:14:06.000000000 +0000 ++++ meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/meshlab/src/meshlab/mainwindow_RunTime.cpp 2013-10-13 00:56:07.219196135 +0100 +@@ -1328,7 +1328,8 @@ + + /*********WARNING!!!!!! CHANGE IT!!! ALSO IN THE OPENPROJECT FUNCTION********/ + meshDoc()->setDocLabel(fileName); +- mdiarea->activeSubWindow()->setWindowTitle(meshDoc()->docLabel()); ++ if (mdiarea->activeSubWindow() ) ++ mdiarea->activeSubWindow()->setWindowTitle(meshDoc()->docLabel()); + layerDialog->setWindowTitle(meshDoc()->docLabel()); + /****************************************************************************/ + diff -Nru meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/debian/patches/series meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/debian/patches/series --- meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/debian/patches/series 2012-06-13 17:04:50.000000000 +0100 +++ meshlab-1.3.0a+dfsg1/debian/patches/series 2013-10-13 00:53:21.000000000 +0100 @@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ 16_structuresynth.patch 17_gcc47.patch 18_RESOLUTION.patch +19_#304_savenewproject_segfaultfix.patch