On Saturday, 8 June 2024 14:45:54 BST Michael wrote: > On Saturday, 8 June 2024 14:40:50 BST Peter Humphrey wrote: > > On Saturday, 8 June 2024 14:27:03 BST Michael wrote: > > > I'm not sure the missing file in your error message is related to python > > > - > > > VTE is a GTK+3 widget used by some Gnome based terminal emulators and in > > > particular Tilix. Could this be related to your LiveUSB, instead of > > > your > > > chrooted fs? I don't have this file here, probably because I don't use > > > Gnome term to be able to compare notes. > > > > Well, it was a bit of a long shot. But I used a non-desktop tarball and > > set > > a non-desktop profile, so what has vte to do with it? > > Quite. A non-desktop setup would not sue or require a virtual terminal > emulator desktop widget. :-/ > > > > A new python version following a portage update, which is not already > > > part > > > of your stage3, would show up when you try to update world once you have > > > chroot'ed successfully. > > > > > > In any case, you can check the stage3 /usr/bin/python* files and what > > > version /etc/python-exec/python-exec.conf sets as its global python > > > setting. > > > > It sets python-12. Maybe I need to set it to 11 and try again. > > I don't think this would be wise. Essentially you'll be trying to downgrade > python from what the tarball contains and what the current profile defaults > specify. > > Bar retracing your steps to chroot as per the handbook, in case you got > something wrong, I don't know what else to suggest.
I've found it. /etc/profile.d had two suspect files: vte-2.91.csh & vte-2.91.sh. I don't know where they came from - perhaps another system of mine. I'll get rid of them and all should be well. Thanks for the help. -- Regards, Peter.
