diff -urk.orig texinfo-4.8.orig/util/texi2dvi texinfo-4.8/util/texi2dvi

--- texinfo-4.8.orig/util/texi2dvi	2004-12-31 21:03:05 +0300

+++ texinfo-4.8/util/texi2dvi	2005-01-04 18:56:25 +0300

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@

 oformat=dvi

 oname=          # --output

 quiet=          # by default let the tools' message be displayed

-recode=false

+recode=

 set_language=

 textra=         # Extra TeX commands to insert in the input file.

 textra_cmd=     # sed command to insert TEXTRA where appropriate

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@

       esac;;

     -p | --p*) oformat=pdf;;

     -q | -s | --q* | --s*) quiet=t; batch=true;;

-    -r | --r*) recode=true;;

+    -r | --r*) recode=recode;;

     -t | --tex* | --com* ) shift; textra="$textra\\

 "`echo "$1" | sed 's/\\\\/\\\\\\\\/g'`;;

     -v | --vers*) echo "$version"; exit 0;;

@@ -611,9 +611,9 @@

 	:found                                               

 	q'

     encoding=`sed -e "$pgm" "$filename_input"`

-    if $recode && test -n "$encoding" && findprog recode; then

+    if test -n "$recode" && test -n "$encoding" && findprog "$recode"; then

       $verbose "Recoding from $encoding to Texinfo."

-      if recode "$encoding"..texinfo <"$filename_input" >"$filename_rcd" \

+      if "$recode" "$encoding"..texinfo <"$filename_input" >"$filename_rcd" \

          && test -s "$filename_rcd"; then

         filename_input=$filename_rcd

       else