How to apply private patches to port?

[Lowell Gilbert]

Paul Chvostek <paul+fbsd at it.ca> writes:

> On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 10:51:54AM +0200, Heinrich Rebehn wrote:
> >
> > Is there some documentation about how to add private patches/hacks to a
> > port?
> > Just add a patch-a{something} to the files directory?
> 
> I'd recommend against local modification to the ports tree.  Remember
> that if you add patches to the 'files' directory, they will magically
> disappear the next time you do a `make update` in /usr/ports.

Not if the port doesn't have any files by the same name...