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(gdb) r
Starting program: /usr/bin/python
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Python 2.6.5 (r265:79063, Aug 17 2010, 14:03:21)
[GCC 4.5.1] on linux2
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>>> import visual

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007fffec2788f4 in __cxa_allocate_exception () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
(gdb) bt
#0  0x00007fffec2788f4 in __cxa_allocate_exception () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#1  0x00007ffff2d897a3 in boost::shared_ptr<boost::exception_detail::clone_base const> boost::copy_exception<boost::exception_detail::bad_alloc_>(boost::exception_detail::bad_alloc_ const&) () from /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cvisualmodule.so
#2  0x00007ffff2d8995f in boost::shared_ptr<boost::exception_detail::clone_base const> boost::exception_detail::get_bad_alloc<42>() ()
   from /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cvisualmodule.so
#3  0x00007ffff2d81162 in __static_initialization_and_destruction_0 () at /usr/include/boost/exception/detail/exception_ptr.hpp:94
#4  global constructors keyed to render_manager.cpp () at ./core/util/render_manager.cpp:61
#5  0x00007ffff2e64366 in __do_global_ctors_aux () from /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cvisualmodule.so
#6  0x00007ffff2d74f43 in _init () from /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cvisualmodule.so
#7  0x00007ffff7fc29c0 in ?? ()
#8  0x00007ffff7deb8d9 in call_init () from /lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
#9  0x00007ffff7deba17 in _dl_init_internal () from /lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
#10 0x00007ffff7defd35 in dl_open_worker () from /lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
#11 0x00007ffff7deb746 in _dl_catch_error () from /lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
#12 0x00007ffff7def66a in _dl_open () from /lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
#13 0x00007ffff72bfee6 in ?? () from /lib/libdl.so.2
#14 0x00007ffff7deb746 in _dl_catch_error () from /lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
#15 0x00007ffff72c049c in ?? () from /lib/libdl.so.2
#16 0x00007ffff72bff91 in dlopen () from /lib/libdl.so.2
#17 0x00007ffff7b361ec in _PyImport_GetDynLoadFunc (fqname=<value optimized out>, shortname=<value optimized out>,
    pathname=0x7fffffff7070 "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cvisualmodule.so", fp=0x6b6d30) at Python/dynload_shlib.c:130
#18 0x00007ffff7b23ef8 in _PyImport_LoadDynamicModule (name=0x7fffffff8157 "cvisual", pathname=0x7fffffff7070 "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cvisualmodule.so", fp=0x6b6d30)
    at ./Python/importdl.c:42
#19 0x00007ffff7b22268 in import_submodule (mod=0x7ffff7daa690, subname=0x7fffffff8157 "cvisual", fullname=0x7fffffff8157 "cvisual") at Python/import.c:2591
#20 0x00007ffff7b22533 in load_next (mod=0x7ffff7ef7788, altmod=0x7ffff7daa690, p_name=<value optimized out>, buf=0x7fffffff8150 "visual.cvisual", p_buflen=0x7fffffff9158)
    at Python/import.c:2415
#21 0x00007ffff7b22b15 in import_module_level (name=0x0, globals=<value optimized out>, fromlist=0x7ffff7daa690, level=-1, locals=<value optimized out>) at Python/import.c:2133
#22 0x00007ffff7b230ea in PyImport_ImportModuleLevel (name=0x7ffff7efa414 "cvisual", globals=0x686d10, locals=<value optimized out>, fromlist=0x7ffff7daa690, level=-1)
    at Python/import.c:2184
#23 0x00007ffff7b08b8f in builtin___import__ (self=<value optimized out>, args=<value optimized out>, kwds=<value optimized out>) at Python/bltinmodule.c:48
#24 0x00007ffff7a82112 in PyObject_Call (func=0x7ffff7faa0e0, arg=<value optimized out>, kw=<value optimized out>) at Objects/abstract.c:2492
#25 0x00007ffff7b0a3b6 in PyEval_CallObjectWithKeywords (func=0x7ffff7faa0e0, arg=0x7ffff7ef9158, kw=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3619
#26 0x00007ffff7b0ca0f in PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=<value optimized out>, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2159
#27 0x00007ffff7b10e66 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7ffff7ee3d50, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=<value optimized out>, argcount=0,
    kws=<value optimized out>, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:3000
#28 0x00007ffff7b10f42 in PyEval_EvalCode (co=<value optimized out>, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:541
#29 0x00007ffff7b20f41 in PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx (name=0x7fffffffc7a0 "visual", co=0x7ffff7ee3d50, pathname=0x7fffffff9550 "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/visual/__init__.pyc")
    at Python/import.c:677
#30 0x00007ffff7b2128e in load_source_module (name=0x7fffffffc7a0 "visual", pathname=0x7fffffff9550 "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/visual/__init__.pyc", fp=<value optimized out>)
    at Python/import.c:1017
#31 0x00007ffff7b21f3d in load_package (name=0x7fffffffc7a0 "visual", pathname=<value optimized out>) at Python/import.c:1073
#32 0x00007ffff7b22268 in import_submodule (mod=0x7ffff7daa690, subname=0x7fffffffc7a0 "visual", fullname=0x7fffffffc7a0 "visual") at Python/import.c:2591
#33 0x00007ffff7b224f3 in load_next (mod=0x7ffff7daa690, altmod=0x7ffff7daa690, p_name=<value optimized out>, buf=0x7fffffffc7a0 "visual", p_buflen=0x7fffffffd7a8)
    at Python/import.c:2411
#34 0x00007ffff7b22b15 in import_module_level (name=0x0, globals=<value optimized out>, fromlist=0x7ffff7daa690, level=-1, locals=<value optimized out>) at Python/import.c:2133
#35 0x00007ffff7b230ea in PyImport_ImportModuleLevel (name=0x7ffff7ef6bf4 "visual", globals=0x63c080, locals=<value optimized out>, fromlist=0x7ffff7daa690, level=-1)
    at Python/import.c:2184
#36 0x00007ffff7b08b8f in builtin___import__ (self=<value optimized out>, args=<value optimized out>, kwds=<value optimized out>) at Python/bltinmodule.c:48
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#37 0x00007ffff7a82112 in PyObject_Call (func=0x7ffff7faa0e0, arg=<value optimized out>, kw=<value optimized out>) at Objects/abstract.c:2492
#38 0x00007ffff7b0a3b6 in PyEval_CallObjectWithKeywords (func=0x7ffff7faa0e0, arg=0x7ffff7fb9e68, kw=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3619
#39 0x00007ffff7b0ca0f in PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=<value optimized out>, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2159
#40 0x00007ffff7b10e66 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7ffff7ee5918, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=<value optimized out>, argcount=0,
    kws=<value optimized out>, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:3000
#41 0x00007ffff7b10f42 in PyEval_EvalCode (co=<value optimized out>, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:541
#42 0x00007ffff7b2a7ac in run_mod (mod=<value optimized out>, filename=<value optimized out>, globals=0x63c080, locals=0x63c080, flags=<value optimized out>,
    arena=<value optimized out>) at Python/pythonrun.c:1339
#43 0x00007ffff7b2c499 in PyRun_InteractiveOneFlags (fp=<value optimized out>, filename=0x7ffff7b67d7f "<stdin>", flags=0x7fffffffdd10) at Python/pythonrun.c:844
#44 0x00007ffff7b2c66e in PyRun_InteractiveLoopFlags (fp=0x7ffff78196a0, filename=0x7ffff7b67d7f "<stdin>", flags=0x7fffffffdd10) at Python/pythonrun.c:764
#45 0x00007ffff7b2ccbc in PyRun_AnyFileExFlags (fp=0x7ffff78196a0, filename=0x7ffff7b67d7f "<stdin>", closeit=0, flags=0x7fffffffdd10) at Python/pythonrun.c:733
#46 0x00007ffff7b38652 in Py_Main (argc=<value optimized out>, argv=<value optimized out>) at Modules/main.c:572
#47 0x00007ffff74e1c4d in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
#48 0x0000000000400609 in _start ()
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