2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1f345eeed..2e9fd9d83 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2007-10-24  Jim Meyering  <meyering@redhat.com>
 
+	Get gnulib from the git repository, not from an obsolete cvs one.
+	* bootstrap: Suggestion from Micah Cowan.
+
 	Doc improvements.
 	* README-hacking: Prefer the no-hyphen variant of git commands,
 	e.g., use "git pull" not "git-pull".
diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index aa86d3d52..22e3a41f5 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ nl='
 '
 
 # Ensure file names are sorted consistently across platforms.
-# Also, ensure diagnostics are in English, e.g., "wget --help" below.
 LC_ALL=C
 export LC_ALL
 
@@ -243,7 +242,7 @@ case ${GNULIB_SRCDIR--} in
 
     trap cleanup_gnulib 1 2 13 15
 
-    cvs -z3 -q -d ${CVS_PREFIX}cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/cvsroot/gnulib co gnulib ||
+    git clone --depth 2 git://git.sv.gnu.org/gnulib ||
       cleanup_gnulib
 
     trap - 1 2 13 15