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js: Improve comment explaining same-origin policy for file:

Also a way around it, at least in Firefox.

--- a/Buildscr

+++ b/Buildscr

@@ -150,9 +150,10 @@

   #

   # But these test pages should be good enough to just open after

   # running a build, to make sure the main functionality works.

-  # Unfortunately, due to some kind of WASM loading restriction, this

-  # can't be done using a file:// URL; you have to actually point an

-  # HTTP or HTTPS server at the build output directory.

+  # Unfortunately, because JavaScript can't read arbitrary local

+  # files, this won't usually work from a file:// URL.  You have to

+  # either point an HTTP or HTTPS server at the build output directory

+  # or turn off security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy in Firefox.

   in puzzles do mkdir jstest

   in puzzles/jstest do ../html/jspage.pl --jspath=../js/ /dev/null ../html/*.html

 endif