diff -r 6d9b79f63eda -r e3523df95b6b config/libc/eglibc.in
--- a/config/libc/eglibc.in	Tue Jun 21 20:52:08 2011 -0700
+++ b/config/libc/eglibc.in	Thu Jun 30 18:14:01 2011 +0200
@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@
       (*) If you want to use a date, please use ISO-8601 formats if
           at all possible.
 
+config EGLIBC_HTTP
+    bool
+    prompt "use http:// instead of svn://"
+    help
+      By default, when eglibc is downloaded it is checked out using
+      svn://svn.eglibc.org. This option allows you to download eglibc
+      from http://www.eglibc.org, if you are behind a proxy or firewall.
+      If you are behind a proxy, don't forget to update your
+      .subversion/servers file with your proxy info in [global].
+
 config EGLIBC_CHECKOUT
     bool
     prompt "checkout instead of export"