--- texinfo-4.11/util/texi2dvi

+++ texinfo-4.11/util/texi2dvi

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ no_line_error=false  # absolutely do not pass --file-line-error to TeX

 oname=          # --output

 out_lang=dvi

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

-recode=false

+recode=

 set_language=

 src_specials=

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

@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ run_recode ()

 	:found

 	q'

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

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

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

       if test -n "$recode_from"; then

 	from=$recode_from

 	to=$encoding

@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ run_recode ()

       work_rcd=$workdir/recode

       in_rcd=$work_rcd/$in_base

       ensure_dir "$work_rcd"

-      if recode "$encoding..$to" <"$in_input" >"$in_rcd" \

+      if "$recode" "$encoding..$to" <"$in_input" >"$in_rcd" \

 	 && test -s "$in_rcd"; then

 	in_input=$in_rcd

       else

@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ while test x"$1" != x"$arg_sep"; do

     -p | --pdf) out_lang=pdf;;

 	 --ps)  out_lang=ps;;

     -q | -s | --quiet | --silent) quiet=true; batch=true;;

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

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

     --recode-from) shift; recode=true; recode_from="$1";;

     --src-specials) src_specials=--src-specials;;

     -t | --texinfo | --command ) shift; textra="$textra\\