I am using meshlab 1.2.1 on Debian Sid (see http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=426581 for details). I haven't got any complex model to play with, but trying the ReTopology tool made Meshlab crash immediately. This is the error message I see in the console:
steko@gibreel:~$ meshlab
Current Plugins Dir: /usr/lib/meshlab/plugins
Shader directory found '/usr/share/meshlab/shaders', and it contains 18 gdp files
Shader directory found '/usr/share/meshlab/shadersrm', and it contains 12 rfx files
Using the texture of the mesh /home/steko
(<unknown>:5431): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_x11_atom_to_xatom_for_display: assertion atom != GDK_NONE' failed
meshlab: ../../../../vcglib/vcg/space/index/grid_util.h:223: void vcg::BestDim(long long int, const vcg::Point3<P3ScalarType>&, vcg::Point3i&) [with scalar_type = float]: Asserzioneelems>0' fallita.
Abortito</unknown>