[Mono-bugs] [Bug 795366] New: SerialPort.GetPortNames() doesn't include /dev/ttyACM*

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           Summary: SerialPort.GetPortNames() doesn't include /dev/ttyACM*
    Classification: Mono
           Product: Mono: Class Libraries
           Version: 2.10.x
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P5 - None
         Component: System
        AssignedTo: mono-bugs at lists.ximian.com
        ReportedBy: dominic at baudvine.net
         QAContact: mono-bugs at lists.ximian.com
          Found By: ---
           Blocker: ---


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GetPortNames() returns an array of available serial ports on the system.  I was
a little surprised to find that it failed to show /dev/ttyACM0 on my system.
ttyACM* is where (at least on my system, Mint 14) various serial-over-USB
devices end up, in this case my Arduino and the RP6, an atmega32-based robot.
It's easy enough to work around with a symlink, but that doesn't make for very
portable code.

Browsing the source for Mono 2.11 and 3.0.4 it looks like GetPortNames() on
Linux searches for /dev/ttyS* and /dev/ttyUSB*, ignoring /dev/ttyACM*.  The
kernel docs (https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/usb/acm.txt) inform me
that /dev/ttyACM* is intended for serial modems, so presumably it's more widely
useful than just for Arduino et al.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Connect Arduino (or various other devices)
2. Call System.IO.Ports.SerialPort.GetPortNames()
3. Observe return value.
Actual Results:  
The returned array of String contains only /dev/ttyS* entries. There are no
/dev/USB* devices on my system, so that absence is expected.

Expected Results:  
The returned array of String should have included the /dev/ttyACM0 entry that
is present on my system.

I'm using Mono 2.10.8, but the source for 3.0.2 contains the same issue. I'm
not sure why these devices are presented as ACM, which is apparently a protocol
for serial modems - but a quick search indicates that at least the Arduino
serial interface is commonly presented as /dev/ttyACM*.

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