GKS: svgplugin.dll: can't load library, error 126 (0x7e)

Hi,

I am using Julia through Visual Studio Code. Since today, when trying to plot, I always encounter the following error message:

GKS: svgplugin.dll: can't load library, error 126 (0x7e)

I have looked online for solutions and even found a few from a while back. However, none seem to do the trick for me. Running Julia through Atom gives the same error message, so I believe it might have to do something with the interaction between the packages GR and Plots.

Thanks in advance!

Alex

[jheinen]

Could you describe your environment (OS, package versions).
Can you re-produce the behaviour in the REPL?

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Julia: 1.8.2
Plots: v1.35.7
GR: v0.69.5

I get the following message in the REPL:

GKS: svgplugin.dll: can't load library, error 126 (0x7e)
ERROR: SystemError: opening file "C:\Users\u0131511\AppData\Local\Temp\jl_90FERQxoro.svg": No such file or directory
Stacktrace:
[1] systemerror(p::String, errno::Int32; extrainfo::Nothing)
@ Base .\error.jl:176
[2] #systemerror#80
@ .\error.jl:175 [inlined]
[3] systemerror
@ .\error.jl:175 [inlined]
[4] open(fname::String; lock::Bool, read::Nothing, write::Nothing, create::Nothing, truncate::Nothing, append::Nothing)
@ Base .\iostream.jl:293
[5] open
@ .\iostream.jl:275 [inlined]
[6] open(f::Base.var"#387#388"{String}, args::String; kwargs::Base.Pairs{Symbol, Union{}, Tuple{}, NamedTuple{(), Tuple{}}})
@ Base .\io.jl:382
[7] open
@ .\io.jl:381 [inlined]
[8] read
@ .\io.jl:462 [inlined]
[9] _show(io::IOBuffer, #unused#::MIME{Symbol("image/svg+xml")}, plt::Plots.Plot{Plots.GRBackend})
@ Plots C:\Users\u0131511.julia\packages\Plots\jqILG\src\backends\gr.jl:1946
[10] #invokelatest#2
@ .\essentials.jl:729 [inlined]
[11] invokelatest
@ .\essentials.jl:726 [inlined]
[12] show
@ C:\Users\u0131511.julia\packages\Plots\jqILG\src\output.jl:237 [inlined]
[13] __binrepr(m::MIME{Symbol("image/svg+xml")}, x::Plots.Plot{Plots.GRBackend}, context::Nothing)
@ Base.Multimedia .\multimedia.jl:159
[14] display(d::VSCodeServer.InlineDisplay, m::MIME{Symbol("image/svg+xml")}, x::Plots.Plot{Plots.GRBackend})
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\display.jl:0
[15] display(d::VSCodeServer.InlineDisplay, mime::String, x::Any)
@ Base.Multimedia .\multimedia.jl:216
[16] display(d::VSCodeServer.InlineDisplay, x::Plots.Plot{Plots.GRBackend})
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\display.jl:165
[17] display(x::Any)
@ Base.Multimedia .\multimedia.jl:328
[18] #invokelatest#2
@ .\essentials.jl:729 [inlined]
[19] invokelatest
@ .\essentials.jl:726 [inlined]
[20] (::VSCodeServer.var"#66#70"{Bool, Bool, Bool, Module, String, Int64, Int64, String, VSCodeServer.ReplRunCodeRequestParams})()
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\eval.jl:199
[21] withpath(f::VSCodeServer.var"#66#70"{Bool, Bool, Bool, Module, String, Int64, Int64, String, VSCodeServer.ReplRunCodeRequestParams}, path::String)
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\repl.jl:249
[22] (::VSCodeServer.var"#65#69"{Bool, Bool, Bool, Module, String, Int64, Int64, String, VSCodeServer.ReplRunCodeRequestParams})()
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\eval.jl:155
[23] hideprompt(f::VSCodeServer.var"#65#69"{Bool, Bool, Bool, Module, String, Int64, Int64, String, VSCodeServer.ReplRunCodeRequestParams})
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\repl.jl:38
[24] (::VSCodeServer.var"#64#68"{Bool, Bool, Bool, Module, String, Int64, Int64, String, VSCodeServer.ReplRunCodeRequestParams})()
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\eval.jl:126
[25] with_logstate(f::Function, logstate::Any)
@ Base.CoreLogging .\logging.jl:511
[26] with_logger
@ .\logging.jl:623 [inlined]
[27] (::VSCodeServer.var"#63#67"{VSCodeServer.ReplRunCodeRequestParams})()
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\eval.jl:225
[28] #invokelatest#2
ERROR: SystemError: opening file "C:\Users\u0131511\AppData\Local\Temp\jl_FYzCbc1wf4.svg": No such file or directory
Stacktrace:
[1] systemerror(p::String, errno::Int32; extrainfo::Nothing)
@ Base .\error.jl:176
[2] #systemerror#80
@ .\error.jl:175 [inlined]
[3] systemerror
@ .\error.jl:175 [inlined]
[4] open(fname::String; lock::Bool, read::Nothing, write::Nothing, create::Nothing, truncate::Nothing, append::Nothing)
@ Base .\iostream.jl:293
[5] open
@ .\iostream.jl:275 [inlined]
[6] open(f::Base.var"#387#388"{String}, args::String; kwargs::Base.Pairs{Symbol, Union{}, Tuple{}, NamedTuple{(), Tuple{}}})
@ Base .\io.jl:382
[7] open
@ .\io.jl:381 [inlined]
[8] read
@ .\io.jl:462 [inlined]
[9] _show(io::IOBuffer, #unused#::MIME{Symbol("image/svg+xml")}, plt::Plots.Plot{Plots.GRBackend})
@ Plots C:\Users\u0131511.julia\packages\Plots\jqILG\src\backends\gr.jl:1946
[10] #invokelatest#2
@ .\essentials.jl:729 [inlined]
[11] invokelatest
@ .\essentials.jl:726 [inlined]
[12] show
@ C:\Users\u0131511.julia\packages\Plots\jqILG\src\output.jl:237 [inlined]
[13] __binrepr(m::MIME{Symbol("image/svg+xml")}, x::Plots.Plot{Plots.GRBackend}, context::Nothing)
@ Base.Multimedia .\multimedia.jl:159
[14] display(d::VSCodeServer.InlineDisplay, m::MIME{Symbol("image/svg+xml")}, x::Plots.Plot{Plots.GRBackend})
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\display.jl:0
[15] display(d::VSCodeServer.InlineDisplay, mime::String, x::Any)
@ Base.Multimedia .\multimedia.jl:216
[16] display(d::VSCodeServer.InlineDisplay, x::Plots.Plot{Plots.GRBackend})
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\display.jl:165
[17] display(x::Any)
@ Base.Multimedia .\multimedia.jl:328
[18] #invokelatest#2
@ .\essentials.jl:729 [inlined]
[19] invokelatest
@ .\essentials.jl:726 [inlined]
[20] (::VSCodeServer.var"#66#70"{Bool, Bool, Bool, Module, String, Int64, Int64, String, VSCodeServer.ReplRunCodeRequestParams})()
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\eval.jl:199
[21] withpath(f::VSCodeServer.var"#66#70"{Bool, Bool, Bool, Module, String, Int64, Int64, String, VSCodeServer.ReplRunCodeRequestParams}, path::String)
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\repl.jl:249
[22] (::VSCodeServer.var"#65#69"{Bool, Bool, Bool, Module, String, Int64, Int64, String, VSCodeServer.ReplRunCodeRequestParams})()
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\eval.jl:155
[23] hideprompt(f::VSCodeServer.var"#65#69"{Bool, Bool, Bool, Module, String, Int64, Int64, String, VSCodeServer.ReplRunCodeRequestParams})
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\repl.jl:38
[24] (::VSCodeServer.var"#64#68"{Bool, Bool, Bool, Module, String, Int64, Int64, String, VSCodeServer.ReplRunCodeRequestParams})()
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\eval.jl:126
[25] with_logstate(f::Function, logstate::Any)
@ Base.CoreLogging .\logging.jl:511
[26] with_logger
@ .\logging.jl:623 [inlined]
[27] (::VSCodeServer.var"#63#67"{VSCodeServer.ReplRunCodeRequestParams})()
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\eval.jl:225
[28] #invokelatest#2
@ .\essentials.jl:729 [inlined]
[29] invokelatest(::Any)
@ Base .\essentials.jl:726
[30] macro expansion
@ c:\Users\u0131511.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.38.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\eval.jl:34 [inlined]
[31] (::VSCodeServer.var"#61#62")()
@ VSCodeServer .\task.jl:484

[t-bltg]

See https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-jl-gr-jl-broken-due-to-gr-jll-v0-69-1-1/89708.
Caused by JuliaPackaging/Yggdrasil#5784.

Solution: pkg> update.

Please show pkg> st -m GR GR_jll after. GR_jll should be downgraded to 0.69.1+0.

Thank you. Seems to have fixed it for me.