Does it help if you build VTK manually? The quantal-hpc.platform file
should work out of the box with the latest Ubuntu so it's just a
matter of running the script and waiting ca 2 hours.

--
Anders


On Tue, Dec 04, 2012 at 10:14:58AM -0000, Martin Sandve Alnæs wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Has anyone else seen this when plotting? Latest ubuntu, latest dolfin,
> vtk and qt from ubuntu apt, free ati drivers from ubuntu apt
> (proprietary ati drivers currently doesn't work with unity in ubuntu...)
>
> Full stacktrace from gdb below, this is the last place in dolfin:
>
> #40 dolfin::VTKWindowOutputStage::~VTKWindowOutputStage (this=0x2b2d7a0, __in_chrg=<optimized out>)
>     at /home/martinal/dev/fenics/dolfin/work/dolfin/plot/VTKWindowOutputStage.cpp:225
>
>
> VTKWindowOutputStage::~VTKWindowOutputStage()
> {
>   // Note: VTK (current 5.6.1) seems to very picky about the order of
>   // destruction. This destructor tries to impose an order on the most
>   // important stuff.
>
>   //log(DBG, "VTK pipeline destroyed");
>
> #ifdef HAS_QVTK
>   widget.reset(NULL);         // Line 225
> #endif
>
>   helptextActor = NULL;
>   balloonRep = NULL;
>   balloonwidget = NULL;
>
>   _renderer = NULL;
>   _renderWindow = NULL;
> }
>
>
> --- Stacktrace from gdb:
>
> pure virtual method called
> terminate called without an active exception
>
> Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted.
> 0x00007ffff6f1a425 in __GI_raise (sig=<optimized out>) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:64
> 64	../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c: No such file or directory.
> (gdb) where
> #0  0x00007ffff6f1a425 in __GI_raise (sig=<optimized out>) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:64
> #1  0x00007ffff6f1db8b in __GI_abort () at abort.c:91
> #2  0x00007ffff18bbe2d in __gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler() () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
> #3  0x00007ffff18b9f26 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
> #4  0x00007ffff18b9f53 in std::terminate() () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
> #5  0x00007ffff18baa6f in __cxa_pure_virtual () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
> #6  0x00007fffc0e7249e in llvm::BumpPtrAllocator::DeallocateSlabs(llvm::MemSlab*) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-3.1.so.1
> #7  0x00007fffc06922ea in llvm::MemoryDependenceAnalysis::~MemoryDependenceAnalysis() () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-3.1.so.1
> #8  0x00007fffc06924c9 in llvm::MemoryDependenceAnalysis::~MemoryDependenceAnalysis() () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-3.1.so.1
> #9  0x00007fffc09d37a6 in llvm::PMDataManager::~PMDataManager() () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-3.1.so.1
> #10 0x00007fffc09d8fc5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-3.1.so.1
> #11 0x00007fffc09d00ce in llvm::PMTopLevelManager::~PMTopLevelManager() () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-3.1.so.1
> #12 0x00007fffc09d9096 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-3.1.so.1
> #13 0x00007fffc09cfe71 in llvm::FunctionPassManager::~FunctionPassManager() () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-3.1.so.1
> #14 0x00007fffc09cfec9 in llvm::FunctionPassManager::~FunctionPassManager() () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-3.1.so.1
> #15 0x00007fffc1c21035 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/r600_dri.so
> #16 0x00007fffc1c213b9 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/r600_dri.so
> #17 0x00007fffc1c0418f in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/r600_dri.so
> #18 0x00007fffc1c045ac in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/r600_dri.so
> #19 0x00007fffc1a97ef0 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/r600_dri.so
> #20 0x00007fffc1a98d7a in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/r600_dri.so
> #21 0x00007fffc1b5df05 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/r600_dri.so
> #22 0x00007fffc1a9f73e in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/r600_dri.so
> #23 0x00007fffc1aa09b1 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/r600_dri.so
> #24 0x00007fffc1aa0a5b in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/r600_dri.so
> #25 0x00007fffc1a9f8bb in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/r600_dri.so
> #26 0x00007fffc19f87da in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/r600_dri.so
> #27 0x00007fffc1a95e22 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/r600_dri.so
> #28 0x00007fffc19e19ea in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/r600_dri.so
> #29 0x00007fffc19af903 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/r600_dri.so
> #30 0x00007fffe0140dbc in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1
> #31 0x00007fffe011a0fb in glXMakeCurrentReadSGI () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1
> #32 0x00007fffe8734a22 in vtkXOpenGLRenderWindow::MakeCurrent() () from /usr/lib/libvtkRendering.so.5.8
> #33 0x00007fffe8734ce6 in vtkXOpenGLRenderWindow::DestroyWindow() () from /usr/lib/libvtkRendering.so.5.8
> #34 0x00007fffe78e9175 in QVTKWidget::SetRenderWindow(vtkRenderWindow*) () from /usr/lib/libQVTK.so.5.8
> #35 0x00007fffe78e9228 in QVTKWidget::~QVTKWidget() () from /usr/lib/libQVTK.so.5.8
> #36 0x00007fffe78e9289 in QVTKWidget::~QVTKWidget() () from /usr/lib/libQVTK.so.5.8
> #37 0x00007ffff0d63660 in checked_delete<QVTKWidget> (x=<optimized out>) at /usr/include/boost/checked_delete.hpp:34
> #38 ~scoped_ptr (this=<optimized out>, __in_chrg=<optimized out>) at /usr/include/boost/smart_ptr/scoped_ptr.hpp:80
> #39 reset (p=0x0, this=0x2b2d800) at /usr/include/boost/smart_ptr/scoped_ptr.hpp:86
> #40 dolfin::VTKWindowOutputStage::~VTKWindowOutputStage (this=0x2b2d7a0, __in_chrg=<optimized out>)
>     at /home/martinal/dev/fenics/dolfin/work/dolfin/plot/VTKWindowOutputStage.cpp:225
> #41 0x00007ffff0d6fc70 in checked_delete<dolfin::VTKWindowOutputStage> (x=0x2b2d7a0) at /usr/include/boost/checked_delete.hpp:34
> #42 ~scoped_ptr (this=0x30e62c0, __in_chrg=<optimized out>) at /usr/include/boost/smart_ptr/scoped_ptr.hpp:80
> #43 dolfin::VTKPlotter::~VTKPlotter (this=0x30e6220, __in_chrg=<optimized out>)
>     at /home/martinal/dev/fenics/dolfin/work/dolfin/plot/VTKPlotter.cpp:145
> #44 0x00007ffff0d6fd69 in dolfin::VTKPlotter::~VTKPlotter (this=0x30e6220, __in_chrg=<optimized out>)
>     at /home/martinal/dev/fenics/dolfin/work/dolfin/plot/VTKPlotter.cpp:148
> #45 0x00007ffff0d5d353 in release (this=0x32dd660) at /usr/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/sp_counted_base_gcc_x86.hpp:145
> #46 ~shared_count (this=0x32dc1a8, __in_chrg=<optimized out>) at /usr/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/shared_count.hpp:305
> #47 ~shared_ptr (this=0x32dc1a0, __in_chrg=<optimized out>) at /usr/include/boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp:164
> #48 destroy (__p=0x32dc1a0, this=<optimized out>) at /usr/include/c++/4.7/ext/new_allocator.h:123
> #49 std::_List_base<boost::shared_ptr<dolfin::VTKPlotter>, std::allocator<boost::shared_ptr<dolfin::VTKPlotter> > >::_M_clear (
>     this=0x7ffff13d1280 <stored_plotters>) at /usr/include/c++/4.7/bits/list.tcc:78
> #50 0x00007ffff6f1f901 in __run_exit_handlers (status=0, listp=0x7ffff729c6a8 <__exit_funcs>, run_list_atexit=true) at exit.c:78
> #51 0x00007ffff6f1f985 in __GI_exit (status=<optimized out>) at exit.c:100
> #52 0x00007ffff6f05774 in __libc_start_main (main=0x44b77b <main>, argc=2, ubp_av=0x7fffffffdc88, init=<optimized out>,
>     fini=<optimized out>, rtld_fini=<optimized out>, stack_end=0x7fffffffdc78) at libc-start.c:258
> #53 0x00000000004ce0ad in _start ()
>
> ** Affects: dolfin
>      Importance: Undecided
>          Status: New
>