re-install perl in addition to system installation?

[David Reitter]

When installing texlive, macports insists on installing its own  
version of perl 5.8.8, even though I already have perl installed  
(comes with Leopard).
How can I avoid that?

I have read the FAQ with respect to maintaining separate libraries in / 
opt, and that's acceptable to me for libraries, but not for big  
interpreters like perl (or python, or...), which I prefer my OS to  
manage rather than macports.

How do I tell  "install" to avoid a particular dependency?

Thanks for your time
- David

PS.: The macports-users Archives are not searchable - is that correct?