diff -up meshlab-1.3.2/meshlab/src/common/pluginmanager.cpp.plugin-path meshlab-1.3.2/meshlab/src/common/pluginmanager.cpp
--- meshlab-1.3.2/meshlab/src/common/pluginmanager.cpp.plugin-path	2012-07-30 23:42:56.000000000 -0600
+++ meshlab-1.3.2/meshlab/src/common/pluginmanager.cpp	2012-09-30 01:02:35.418783945 -0600
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ QString PluginManager::getBaseDirPath()
 
 QString PluginManager::getPluginDirPath()
 {
-  QDir pluginsDir(getBaseDirPath());
+  QDir pluginsDir(QString(PLUGIN_DIR));
   if(!pluginsDir.exists("plugins"))
     //QMessageBox::warning(0,"Meshlab Initialization","Serious error. Unable to find the plugins directory.");
     qDebug("Meshlab Initialization: Serious error. Unable to find the plugins directory.");