maintainer-feedback requested: [Bug 280733] www/chromium: web serial api access is disabled

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Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 15:25:10 UTC
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Bug 280733: www/chromium: web serial api access is disabled
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=280733



--- Description ---
I don't know why, but the web serial api is disabled in FreeBSD chromium
builds. This means I can't manage serial devices via my web browser (a common
thing these days). eg: I have multi programable keyboards, and they use a
website and serial communications to maintain the device.

This was raised in the FreeBSD Forum, where I discovered that it wasn't user
permission issues, but rather that chromium is not built with Serial API
enabled.

https://forums.FreeBSD.org/threads/manage-usb-devices-via-chromium-serial-api.9
2255/post-652150

Examples of website with serial web api functionality

1. https://manager.charachorder.com/config/layout/
2. https://www.serialterminal.com