3 For a description of what this distribution contains, see the
4 ANNOUNCEMENT file in this directory. For a description of
5 changes from previous releases, see the CHANGES file in this
8 For a more detailed description of how to make an install the
9 distribution, see the INSTALL file in this directory. Additional
10 installation information can be found on the OpenLDAP website:
11 http://www.openldap.org/
15 Build OpenLDAP requires the following software components:
17 Base system (libraries and tools):
18 Standard C compiler, headers, and libraries
19 POSIX REGEX headers and libraries
22 LDBM compatible datastore
23 (Sleepycat Berkeley DB 2.7.5 or GDBM)
26 LTHREAD compatible thread package
27 (POSIX pthreads, MIT pthreads, Mach Cthreads or Sun LWP)
30 Depends on package. See per package README.
33 MAKING AND INSTALLING THE DISTRIBUTION
34 Please see the INSTALL file for details.
38 There are man pages for most programs in the distribution and
39 routines in the various libraries. See ldap(3) for details.
41 Additional documentation can be found in the doc directory.
42 doc/devel Developer Information
43 doc/drafts LDAP-related IETF drafts
44 doc/install Installation and Integration
45 doc/man Raw man(1) pages
46 doc/rfcs LDAP-related Request for Comments
48 There is an OpenLDAP home page available that contains the latest
49 LDAP news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
50 etc.. It is located at:
51 http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
53 The OpenLDAP Quick Start Guide is available at:
54 http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=172
56 The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at:
57 http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=2
60 FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
61 We would appreciate any feedback you can provide. If you have
62 problems, report them using our Issue Tracking System:
64 http://www.OpenLDAP.com/its/
66 or by sending e-mail to:
68 OpenLDAP-its@OpenLDAP.org
70 Additional mailing lists are available for discussion proposes.
73 http://www.OpenLDAP.com/lists/