mkpart syntax recently changed, tests do not reflect that. --- parted-3.2/tests/t5000-tags.sh.old 2014-06-15 18:17:43.000000000 +0000 +++ parted-3.2/tests/t5000-tags.sh 2017-08-19 18:55:03.207451920 +0000 @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ compare exp out || fail=1 # add a partition -parted -s $dev u s mkpart name1 ${start_sector} ${end_sector} >out 2>&1 \ +parted -s $dev u s mkpart primary ${start_sector} ${end_sector} name 1 name1 >out 2>&1 \ || fail=1 # print the table before modification --- parted-3.2/tests/t0208-mkpart-end-in-IEC.sh.old 2014-06-15 18:17:43.000000000 +0000 +++ parted-3.2/tests/t0208-mkpart-end-in-IEC.sh 2017-08-19 20:05:19.650875813 +0000 @@ -25,22 +25,22 @@ dd if=/dev/null of=$dev bs=1M seek=$n_mbs || fail=1 # create 1st partition -parted --align=none -s $dev mklabel gpt mkpart p1 1MiB 2MiB > err 2>&1 || fail=1 +parted --align=none -s $dev mklabel gpt mkpart primary 1MiB 2MiB name 1 p1 > err 2>&1 || fail=1 compare /dev/null err || fail=1 # expect no output #parted -m -s $dev u s p > exp || fail=1 # create 2nd partition - they should not overlap # this time specify default unit -parted --align=none -s $dev unit MiB mkpart p2 2 3 > err 2>&1 || fail=1 +parted --align=none -s $dev unit MiB mkpart primary 2 3 name 2 p2 > err 2>&1 || fail=1 compare /dev/null err || fail=1 # expect no output # create 3rd partition - expect no overlap # specify default unit, but explicitly override it -parted --align=none -s $dev unit TB mkpart p3 3MiB 4MiB > err 2>&1 || fail=1 +parted --align=none -s $dev unit TB mkpart primary 3MiB 4MiB name 3 p3 > err 2>&1 || fail=1 compare /dev/null err || fail=1 # expect no output # Specify default unit of MiB, yet use explicit ending sector number. -parted --align=none -s $dev unit MiB mkpart p4 4MiB 10239s > err 2>&1 || fail=1 +parted --align=none -s $dev unit MiB mkpart primary 4MiB 10239s name 4 p4 > err 2>&1 || fail=1 compare /dev/null err || fail=1 # expect no output # check boundaries of the partitions