[Bug 1900346] [NEW] Error respose gets lost in a pipeline

[Kevin O'Gorman]

Public bug reported:

I'm using parted's "print" command in a pipeline in a script.  This
usually works well, but I just had an instance of the error

Error: The backup GPT table is corrupt, but the primary appears OK, so
that will be used.

This should be followed by the confirmation line "OK/Cancel?" but it
lacks a newline and the pipeline retains it in a buffer, so the user
sees nothing.

So consider this a few feature requests:
- Since the message says the primary "will be used", just go ahead and do that.
- provide options to assume "OK' or to assume "cancel".
- provide a command to repair the broken GPT table with the good one.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: parted 3.3-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Sun Oct 18 11:35:48 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-09-19 (29 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
SourcePackage: parted
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: parted (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal

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Title:
  Error respose gets lost in a pipeline

Status in parted package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I'm using parted's "print" command in a pipeline in a script.  This
  usually works well, but I just had an instance of the error

  Error: The backup GPT table is corrupt, but the primary appears OK, so
  that will be used.

  This should be followed by the confirmation line "OK/Cancel?" but it
  lacks a newline and the pipeline retains it in a buffer, so the user
  sees nothing.

  So consider this a few feature requests:
  - Since the message says the primary "will be used", just go ahead and do that.
  - provide options to assume "OK' or to assume "cancel".
  - provide a command to repair the broken GPT table with the good one.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: parted 3.3-4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  Date: Sun Oct 18 11:35:48 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-09-19 (29 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
  SourcePackage: parted
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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