Actually, unless I'm mistaken, the dependency order in the attached patch is closer to what's expected. It also removes alternatives that no longer seem to be in the repository.
Martin-Éric
diff -Nru micro-httpd-20140814/debian/control micro-httpd-20140814/debian/control --- micro-httpd-20140814/debian/control 2020-02-06 01:14:09.000000000 +0200 +++ micro-httpd-20140814/debian/control 2021-10-24 12:29:38.000000000 +0300 @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Package: micro-httpd Architecture: any -Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}, openbsd-inetd | inet-superserver | micro-inetd | netcat-traditional | systemd-sysv +Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}, update-inetd | inet-superserver | openbsd-inetd | inetutils-inetd | rlinetd | xinetd | netcat-traditional | systemd-sysv Suggests: micro-proxy Provides: httpd Description: really small HTTP server