Packages not respecting DESTDIR ( perl5.8 )

[[LoN]Kamikaze]

Steven Hartland wrote:
> I'm trying to install ports into a jail but even some
> key ports like don't seen to support this option
> even to the extent they appear to break the host OS
> deleting files.
> 
> I'm assuming this shouldn't be the case?

I don't see DESTIR mentioned in ports(7) or in the Porters' Handbook, how did you acquire this assumption?