diff -up meshlab-2016.12/src/common/pluginmanager.cpp.plugin-path meshlab-2016.12/src/common/pluginmanager.cpp
--- meshlab-2016.12/src/common/pluginmanager.cpp.plugin-path 2017-07-19 14:52:31.874448037 -0400
+++ meshlab-2016.12/src/common/pluginmanager.cpp 2017-07-19 14:52:49.290082785 -0400
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ QString PluginManager::getBaseDirPath()
QString PluginManager::getDefaultPluginDirPath()
{
- QDir pluginsDir(getBaseDirPath());
+ QDir pluginsDir(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.");