does mc really require perl*?

[Matěj Cepl]

On 2013-09-11, 15:56 GMT, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
> mc is also missing a dependency on dpkg!

Not really. If some esteemed Perl hacker here would be willing to spent 
some time on /usr/libexec/mc/extfs.d/dpkg+ I think it could be possible 
to get it into shape. Deb archives are nothing than else than ar(1) 
archives in disguise (i.e., it is possible to do ar x file.deb to get to 
it).

Best,

Matěj