--- /usr/share/mc/extfs/rpm.orig	2010-07-30 17:12:59.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/share/mc/extfs/rpm	2010-07-30 17:14:16.000000000 +0200
@@ -131,7 +131,17 @@
         echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/CHANGELOG"
     fi
 
-    echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE CONTENTS.cpio"
+    RPMVERSION=$($RPM -qp --qf "%{RPMVERSION}" "$f")
+    RPMMAJOR=${RPMVERSION%%.*}
+    RPMMINOR=${RPMVERSION#*.}
+    RPMMINOR=${RPMMINOR%%.*}
+    if [ $RPMMAJOR -lt 4 ]; then
+        echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE CONTENTS.cpio"
+    elif [ $RPMMAJOR -eq 4 -a $RPMMINOR -le 7 ]; then
+        echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE CONTENTS.cpio"
+    else
+        echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE CONTENTS.cpio.xz"
+    fi
 }
 
 mcrpmfs_copyout ()
@@ -171,7 +181,9 @@
 	INFO/CHANGELOG)		$RPM -qp --qf "[* %{CHANGELOGTIME:date} %{CHANGELOGNAME}\n%{CHANGELOGTEXT}\n\n]\n" "$f" > "$3"; exit 0;;
 	INFO/SIZE)		$RPM -qp --qf "%{SIZE} bytes\n" "$f" > "$3"; exit 0;;
 	INFO/OBSOLETES)		$RPM -qp --qf "[%{OBSOLETENAME} %|OBSOLETEFLAGS?{%{OBSOLETEFLAGS:depflags} %{OBSOLETEVERSION}}:{}|\n]" "$f" > "$3"; exit 0;;
+	CONTENTS.cpio.xz)		$RPM2CPIO "$1" | xz -d > "$3"; exit 0;;
 	CONTENTS.cpio)		$RPM2CPIO "$1" > "$3"; exit 0;;
+
 	*)
 	    ;;
     esac