tests: add t0301-overwrite-gpt-pmbr.sh

Make sure parted checks the PMBR before the GPT partition table.

* NEWS: Update with new GPT behavior.
* tests/overwrite-gpt-pmbr.sh: New test.
* tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add it.

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+#!/bin/sh
+# Test creating a msdos partition over a GPT partition with
+# fdisk which doesn't remove the GPT partitions, only the PMBR
+
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+. "${srcdir=.}/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../parted
+
+ss=$sector_size_
+dev=loop-file
+
+# Create a GPT partition table.
+dd if=/dev/null of=$dev bs=$ss seek=80 2> /dev/null || framework_failure
+parted -s $dev mklabel gpt > out 2>&1 || framework_failure_
+compare /dev/null out || framework_failure_
+
+# Create an MSDOS partition table in another file.
+dd if=/dev/null of=m bs=$ss seek=80 2> /dev/null || framework_failure
+parted -s m mklabel msdos > out 2>&1 || framework_failure_
+compare /dev/null out || framework_failure_
+
+# Transplant the MSDOS MBR into the GPT-formatted image.
+dd if=m of=$dev bs=$ss count=1 conv=notrunc || framework_failure_
+
+# Now, try to create a GPT partition table in $dev.
+# Before, parted would prompt, asking about the apparent inconsistency.
+parted -s $dev mklabel gpt > out 2>&1 || fail=1
+# expect no output
+compare /dev/null out || fail=1
+
+Exit $fail