Bug#237053: apache-perl install bug: 'mf: command not found'

[Daniel Santamaria <dmsantam@uts.edu.au>]

Package: apache-perl
Version: 1.3.29.0.2-2

apache-perl won't install on ppc unstable. output is as follows: 

root@portable:/var/cache/apt/archives# apt-get install apache-perl
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
apache-perl
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/495kB of archives.
After unpacking 1130kB of additional disk space will be used.
Reading package fields... Done
Reading package status... Done
Retrieving bug reports... Done    
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package apache-perl.
(Reading database ... 120042 files and directories currently
installed.)
Unpacking apache-perl (from .../apache-perl_1.3.29.0.2-2_powerpc.deb)
...
Setting up apache-perl (1.3.29.0.2-2) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/apache-perl.postinst: line 132: mf: command not
found
dpkg: error processing apache-perl (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
apache-perl
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@portable:/var/cache/apt/archives#