gzip from ports vs gzip from system

[Norberto Meijome]

Hi there,
I had to install gzip from ports as gzip from base system doesn't seem 
to support >2GB files. Now I find myself with a set of gzip utils in 
/usr/bin/ (system) and one in /usr/local/ (ports).

Is there a command equivalent to "use.perl ports" for gzip, os by 
default the ports version is used? Couldnt find one, nor a setting for 
make.conf or rc.conf.

Yes, i could have made the base of the port = /usr rather than 
/usr/local but i though that would modify too much..

This is a 4.11 server.

TIA,
Beto