[Bug 215726] [Patch] [RFE/feature request] allow an external patches directory for 3rd party patches.

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            Bug ID: 215726
           Summary: [Patch] [RFE/feature request]  allow an external
                    patches directory for 3rd party patches.
           Product: Ports & Packages
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Keywords: patch
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: Ports Framework
          Assignee: portmgr at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: julian at FreeBSD.org
                CC: freebsd-ports-bugs at FreeBSD.org
          Keywords: patch

Created attachment 178469
  --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=178469&action=edit
diff against current ports

The reason for this is to allow a complete set of patches for a project to be
held in a 3rd party repository on some unnamed source control system and
applied as a single set. Possibly within poudriere. (I have not looked at synth
but it should wok the same)

Having to apply the .local patches by hand in different directories gets too
complex too fast.

Being able to set an environment variable to specify the patche set to apply
simplifies incorporating the ports and packages into a 3rd party product.
to quote the patch:

+# EXTRA_PATCH_TREE - where to find extra 'out-of-tree' patches
+#                  Points to a directory hierarchy with the same layout
+#                  as the ports tree, where local patches can be found.
+#                  This allows a third party to keep their patches in
+#                  some other source control system if needed.

Does nothing if not defined.
 See the attached patch which had not changed in several years. (except line
numbers).

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