curves doesn't start: std::bad_alloc

[Šarūnas Burdulis]

Binary package hint: curves

Trying to run 'curves' results in error:

$ curves
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::bad_alloc'
                                                                 what(): std::bad_alloc
                                                                                        Aborted

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: curves 0.8.19build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-23.41-generic 2.6.35.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Dec 6 12:16:54 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: curves