~$ gdb `which mate-terminal`
GNU gdb (Ubuntu 7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.2) 7.7.1
[...]
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/mate-terminal 
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".
[New Thread 0x7fffef742700 (LWP 21676)]
[New Thread 0x7fffeef41700 (LWP 21677)]
[New Thread 0x7fffee740700 (LWP 21678)]
[New Thread 0x7fffd8a3c700 (LWP 21679)]
[New Thread 0x7fffd3fff700 (LWP 21681)]
[Thread 0x7fffee740700 (LWP 21678) exited]
[Thread 0x7fffd3fff700 (LWP 21681) exited]

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00000000004164b1 in method_call_cb (connection=<optimized out>, sender=sender@entry=0x7fffe0057490 ":1.387", object_path=object_path@entry=0x7fffe000ceb0 "/org/mate/Terminal/Factory", 
    interface_name=interface_name@entry=0x7fffe001f870 "org.mate.Terminal.Factory", method_name=method_name@entry=0x7fffe0046ac0 "HandleArguments", 
    parameters=parameters@entry=0x7fffe0045060, invocation=invocation@entry=0x7fffe8015aa0, user_data=user_data@entry=0x0) at terminal.c:196
196     terminal.c: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden.
(gdb) bt full
#0  0x00000000004164b1 in method_call_cb (connection=<optimized out>, sender=sender@entry=0x7fffe0057490 ":1.387", 
    object_path=object_path@entry=0x7fffe000ceb0 "/org/mate/Terminal/Factory", interface_name=interface_name@entry=0x7fffe001f870 "org.mate.Terminal.Factory", 
    method_name=method_name@entry=0x7fffe0046ac0 "HandleArguments", parameters=parameters@entry=0x7fffe0045060, invocation=invocation@entry=0x7fffe8015aa0, user_data=user_data@entry=0x0)
    at terminal.c:196
        display_name = 0x896ff0 ":0.0"
        initial_workspace = 0
        v_wd = 0x7fffe007ab50
        v_sid = 0x7fffe005d930
        working_directory = 0x89b740 "/home/cweiske"
        argc = 3
        options = 0x0
        v_display = 0x7fffe0007920
        v_envv = 0x7fffe0048800
        v_argv = 0x7fffe0045090
        startup_id = 0x88d830 "_TIME45106151"
        envv = 0x8e38f0
        argv = 0x8948d0
        error = 0x761080
        connection = <optimized out>
        object_path = 0x7fffe000ceb0 "/org/mate/Terminal/Factory"
        method_name = 0x7fffe0046ac0 "HandleArguments"
        invocation = 0x7fffe8015aa0
        parameters = 0x7fffe0045060
        sender = 0x7fffe0057490 ":1.387"
        interface_name = 0x7fffe001f870 "org.mate.Terminal.Factory"
        user_data = 0x0
#1  0x00007ffff6956301 in call_in_idle_cb (user_data=0x7fffe8015aa0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.2/./gio/gdbusconnection.c:4875
        invocation = 0x7fffe8015aa0
        vtable = <optimized out>
        registration_id = <optimized out>
        subtree_registration_id = <optimized out>
        __FUNCTION__ = "call_in_idle_cb"
#2  0x00007ffff5f0fce5 in g_main_dispatch (context=0x695000) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.2/./glib/gmain.c:3064
        dispatch = 0x7ffff5f0cbc0 <g_idle_dispatch>
        prev_source = 0x0
        was_in_call = 0
        user_data = 0x7fffe8015aa0
        callback = 0x7ffff6956210 <call_in_idle_cb>
        cb_funcs = 0x7ffff61cd920 <g_source_callback_funcs>
        cb_data = 0x7fffe005e100
        need_destroy = <optimized out>
        source = 0x7fffe0057c40
        current = 0x660cb0
        i = 0
#3  g_main_context_dispatch (context=context@entry=0x695000) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.2/./glib/gmain.c:3663
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
No locals.
#4  0x00007ffff5f10048 in g_main_context_iterate (context=0x695000, block=block@entry=1, dispatch=dispatch@entry=1, self=<optimized out>)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.2/./glib/gmain.c:3734
        max_priority = 2147483647
        timeout = -1
        some_ready = 1
        nfds = <optimized out>
        allocated_nfds = 5
        fds = 0x893720
#5  0x00007ffff5f1030a in g_main_loop_run (loop=0x665580) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.2/./glib/gmain.c:3928
        __FUNCTION__ = "g_main_loop_run"
#6  0x00007ffff7200447 in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
No symbol table info available.
#7  0x00000000004134e0 in main (argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffdfb8) at terminal.c:655
        data = 0x667470
        owner_id = 1
        i = <optimized out>
        argv_copy = 0x6637c0
        argc_copy = <optimized out>
        startup_id = <optimized out>
        display_name = <optimized out>
        home_dir = <optimized out>
        display = <optimized out>
        options = <optimized out>
        error = 0x0
        working_directory = <optimized out>
        ret = 0