tkroeger@carsten:~$ gdb --args python -c 'import vtk' GNU gdb (GDB) 7.2-ubuntu Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying" and "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "x86_64-linux-gnu". For bug reporting instructions, please see: ... Reading symbols from /usr/bin/python...(no debugging symbols found)...done. (gdb) r Starting program: /usr/bin/python -c import\ vtk [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 0x00007fffde8f4ac2 in ?? () from /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/sip.so (gdb) bt #0 0x00007fffde8f4ac2 in ?? () from /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/sip.so #1 0x00007fffde8f59d2 in ?? () from /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/sip.so #2 0x00007fffdeb339d4 in initQVTKPython () from /home/tkroeger/inst/lib/python2.6/site-packages/vtk/QVTKPython.so #3 0x00000000004bdd3c in _PyImport_LoadDynamicModule () #4 0x00000000004bc2d3 in ?? () #5 0x00000000004bc54f in ?? () #6 0x00000000004bcc11 in ?? () #7 0x00000000004bd134 in PyImport_ImportModuleLevel () #8 0x000000000049ebfb in ?? () #9 0x000000000041c9d7 in PyObject_Call () #10 0x000000000049f7bf in ?? () #11 0x00000000004a2b4c in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () #12 0x00000000004a6bd1 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () #13 0x00000000004a6ca2 in PyEval_EvalCode () #14 0x00000000004b952e in PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx () #15 0x00000000004bb49e in ?? () #16 0x00000000004bc2d3 in ?? () #17 0x00000000004bc54f in ?? () #18 0x00000000004bcc11 in ?? () #19 0x00000000004bd134 in PyImport_ImportModuleLevel () #20 0x000000000049ebfb in ?? () #21 0x000000000041c9d7 in PyObject_Call () #22 0x000000000049f7bf in ?? () #23 0x00000000004a2b4c in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () #24 0x00000000004a6bd1 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () #25 0x00000000004a6ca2 in PyEval_EvalCode () #26 0x00000000004b952e in PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx () #27 0x00000000004bb49e in ?? () #28 0x00000000004bbce3 in ?? () #29 0x00000000004bc2d3 in ?? () #30 0x00000000004bc54f in ?? () #31 0x00000000004bcc11 in ?? () #32 0x00000000004bd134 in PyImport_ImportModuleLevel () #33 0x000000000049ebfb in ?? () #34 0x000000000041c9d7 in PyObject_Call () #35 0x000000000049f7bf in ?? () #36 0x00000000004a2b4c in PyEval_EvalFrameEx () ---Type to continue, or q to quit--- #37 0x00000000004a6bd1 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx () #38 0x00000000004a6ca2 in PyEval_EvalCode () #39 0x00000000004c8107 in PyRun_SimpleStringFlags () #40 0x0000000000417b18 in Py_Main () #41 0x00007ffff69dad8e in __libc_start_main (main=, argc=, ubp_av=, init=, fini=, rtld_fini=, stack_end=0x7fffffffe048) at libc-start.c:226 #42 0x00000000004172c9 in _start () (gdb)