Do serial port scanning in IDE (on Linux) to avoid patching RXTX.

What change would like to see?

We may want to do our own scanning of serial ports under Linux so that we don't 
have to use a patched version of RXTX (to include /dev/ttyACM devices like the 
Uno and Mega 2560).  There's a pull request along these lines here: 
https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/pull/5

Why?

Because otherwise users need a patched version of RXTX.  We include one with 
the Arduino for Linux download, but if it doesn't work with someone's 
distribution, they will need another way to get a patched RXTX.  That could be 
difficult.  On the other hand, now that we're shipping 64-bit Linux versions of 
the software, most people might be able to use the RXTX that comes with Arduino.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by dmel...@gmail.com on 23 Feb 2011 at 4:17

Boo0ns / arduino

Do serial port scanning in IDE (on Linux) to avoid patching RXTX. #484