using Plots fails on julia 1.1.1

[ChantalJuntao]

I tried using Plots first thing on a new Julia session and got this error message.

[ Info: Precompiling Plots [91a5bcdd-55d7-5caf-9e0b-520d859cae80]
ERROR: LoadError: LoadError: LoadError: syntax: incomplete: premature end of input
Stacktrace:
 [1] include at ./boot.jl:326 [inlined]
 [2] include_relative(::Module, ::String) at ./loading.jl:1038
 [3] include at ./sysimg.jl:29 [inlined]
 [4] include(::String) at /home/chantal/.julia/packages/PlotUtils/35TGG/src/PlotUtils.jl:4
 [5] top-level scope at none:0
 [6] include at ./boot.jl:326 [inlined]
 [7] include_relative(::Module, ::String) at ./loading.jl:1038
 [8] include at ./sysimg.jl:29 [inlined]
 [9] include(::String) at /home/chantal/.julia/packages/PlotUtils/35TGG/src/PlotUtils.jl:4
 [10] top-level scope at none:0
 [11] include at ./boot.jl:326 [inlined]
 [12] include_relative(::Module, ::String) at ./loading.jl:1038
 [13] include(::Module, ::String) at ./sysimg.jl:29
 [14] top-level scope at none:2
 [15] eval at ./boot.jl:328 [inlined]
 [16] eval(::Expr) at ./client.jl:404
 [17] top-level scope at ./none:3
in expression starting at /home/chantal/.julia/packages/PlotUtils/35TGG/src/gradients/colorcet.jl:3630
in expression starting at /home/chantal/.julia/packages/PlotUtils/35TGG/src/color_gradients.jl:246
in expression starting at /home/chantal/.julia/packages/PlotUtils/35TGG/src/PlotUtils.jl:30
ERROR: LoadError: Failed to precompile PlotUtils [995b91a9-d308-5afd-9ec6-746e21dbc043] to /home/chantal/.julia/compiled/v1.1/PlotUtils/YveHG.ji.
Stacktrace:
 [1] error(::String) at ./error.jl:33
 [2] compilecache(::Base.PkgId, ::String) at ./loading.jl:1197
 [3] _require(::Base.PkgId) at ./loading.jl:960
 [4] require(::Base.PkgId) at ./loading.jl:858
 [5] require(::Module, ::Symbol) at ./loading.jl:853
 [6] include at ./boot.jl:326 [inlined]
 [7] include_relative(::Module, ::String) at ./loading.jl:1038
 [8] include(::Module, ::String) at ./sysimg.jl:29
 [9] top-level scope at none:2
 [10] eval at ./boot.jl:328 [inlined]
 [11] eval(::Expr) at ./client.jl:404
 [12] top-level scope at ./none:3
in expression starting at /home/chantal/.julia/packages/Plots/oiirH/src/Plots.jl:14
ERROR: Failed to precompile Plots [91a5bcdd-55d7-5caf-9e0b-520d859cae80] to /home/chantal/.julia/compiled/v1.1/Plots/ld3vC.ji.
Stacktrace:
 [1] compilecache(::Base.PkgId, ::String) at ./loading.jl:1197
 [2] _require(::Base.PkgId) at ./loading.jl:960
 [3] require(::Base.PkgId) at ./loading.jl:858
 [4] require(::Module, ::Symbol) at ./loading.jl:853

[mzilhao]

I have exactly the same issue... I'm running julia 1.1.1 on ubuntu 19.04.

[ChantalJuntao]

I'm still having this issue. I'm running julia 1.1.1-pre.0 on ubuntu 16.04

[daschw]

Dup of JuliaPlots/PlotUtils.jl#64