diff -up libQGLViewer-2.3.1/QGLViewer/VRender/gpc.cpp.exit libQGLViewer-2.3.1/QGLViewer/VRender/gpc.cpp
--- libQGLViewer-2.3.1/QGLViewer/VRender/gpc.cpp.exit	2009-01-06 13:55:12.000000000 +0100
+++ libQGLViewer-2.3.1/QGLViewer/VRender/gpc.cpp	2009-01-06 13:55:26.000000000 +0100
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ using namespace std ;
 #define MALLOC(p, b, s, t) {if ((b) > 0) { \
                             p= (t*)malloc(b); if (!(p)) { \
                             fprintf(stderr, "gpc malloc failure: %s\n", s); \
-                            exit(0);}} else p= NULL;}
+                            abort();}} else p= NULL;}
 
 #define FREE(p)            {if (p) {free(p); (p)= NULL;}}