patch -p broken on HEAD?

On 30.11.2013 13:24, pkg-fallout_at_FreeBSD.org wrote:
> ===>  Applying FreeBSD patches for xmdiary-3.0.3_3
> removing the malloc.h includes
> /bin/sh /usr/ports/deskutils/xmdiary/scripts/nomalloc /wrkdirs/usr/ports/deskutils/xmdiary/work/xmdiary-3.0.3 2>&1 > /dev/zero
> patch: option requires an argument -- p
> usage: patch [-bCcEeflNnRstuv] [-B backup-prefix] [-D symbol] [-d directory]
>              [-F max-fuzz] [-i patchfile] [-o out-file] [-p strip-count]
>              [-r rej-name] [-V t | nil | never] [-x number] [-z backup-ext]
>              [--posix] [origfile [patchfile]]
>        patch <patchfile
> patch: option requires an argument -- p
It looks like the -p option can no longer be given to patch(1) by
itself. Is this deliberate? Thanks,

    -mi