> > I have no "python_target" entries anywhere under " /etc/portage/ " (apart > from > what I have to add now to get the upgrade to actually work). > > It may have been possible to use --changed-use and not add any python target entries, or, it may be that you only need a very small number of entries when using --changed-use.
You could try commenting out the target entries then running emerge -pvuUD world to see what, if anything, remains.
