[BUG] Plots no longer work after update to v1.35.0

[ConnectedSystems]

On Windows 11.

No plot window appears, only the error messages below.
Have tried build Plots GR and reinstall with remove/add.

julia> using Plots

julia> plot([1,2,3,4,5])
connect: No error
GKS: can't connect to GKS socket application

GKS: Open failed in routine OPEN_WS
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSOP or WSAC in routine ACTIVATE_WS
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine FILLAREA
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine FILLAREA
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine TEXT
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine TEXT
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine TEXT
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine TEXT
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine TEXT
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine TEXT
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine TEXT
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine TEXT
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine TEXT
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine TEXT
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE

Details

Backends

This bug occurs on ( insert x below )

Backend	yes	no	untested
gr (default)	x
pyplot			x
plotlyjs			x
pgfplotsx			x
unicodeplots			x
inspectdr			x
gaston			x

Versions

Plots.jl version: v1.35.0
Backend version (]st -m GR): v0.69.3
Output of versioninfo():

julia> versioninfo()
Julia Version 1.8.1
Commit afb6c60d69 (2022-09-06 15:09 UTC)
Platform Info:
  OS: Windows (x86_64-w64-mingw32)
  CPU: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS Creator Edition
  WORD_SIZE: 64
  LIBM: libopenlibm
  LLVM: libLLVM-13.0.1 (ORCJIT, znver3)
  Threads: 1 on 16 virtual cores

[ConnectedSystems]

Downgrading to Plots v1.34.4 works:

(sandbox) pkg> status -m Plots GR
Status `C:\...\Manifest.toml`
⌅ [28b8d3ca] GR v0.68.0
⌃ [91a5bcdd] Plots v1.34.4

[t-bltg]

@jheinen

[jheinen]

I made a PR to use the recent GR version. This should fix problems with gksqt on some macOS clients.

[t-bltg]

Thanks. I hope this fixes OP's problem on windows.

Does that also fix #4415 ?

[jheinen]

Unfortunately, I don't have access to any Windows 11 box. I may be able to test that next week when I get back to the office.

[t-bltg]

@ConnectedSystems, see the following comment #4415 (comment), if you are able to debug.

[ConnectedSystems]

No change, sorry.

]activate --temp

(jl_rFyue6) pkg> add Plots

(jl_rFyue6) pkg> status Plots GR
Status `C:\Users\takuy\AppData\Local\Temp\jl_rFyue6\Project.toml`
  [91a5bcdd] Plots v1.35.1

julia> plot(1:5)
connect: No error
GKS: can't connect to GKS socket application

GKS: Open failed in routine OPEN_WS
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSOP or WSAC in routine ACTIVATE_WS
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine FILLAREA
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine FILLAREA
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
GKS: GKS not in proper state. GKS must be either in the state WSAC or SGOP in routine POLYLINE
[... snip ...]

Tried those commands listed in the other comment but don't get any interesting output - unless I'm doing something wrong.
(tried both Powershell and Command Prompt)

tasklist /m /fi "imagename eq gksqt.exe"
INFO: No tasks are running which match the specified criteria.

[t-bltg]

status Plots GR

I think you want status -m Plots GR (i.e. parse the Manifest since GR is not a direct dependency of you project, but Plots is).

[ConnectedSystems]

Ah yes of course

(jl_NKRYyX) pkg> status -m Plots GR
Status `C:\Users\takuy\AppData\Local\Temp\jl_NKRYyX\Manifest.toml`
  [28b8d3ca] GR v0.69.3
  [91a5bcdd] Plots v1.35.1

[t-bltg]

I'm using linux so sorry if my knowledge of windows is close to null.

INFO: No tasks are running which match the specified criteria.

I think that this tends to indicate that starting gksqt.exe failed since no subtask is running.

As @jheinen suggested, can you try to run the path pointed to by Plots.GR.GRPreferences.gksqt[] (does it exist on your filesystem ?) in a windows shell and report any failure here ?