2 OpenLDAP -devel is for the development of OpenLDAP. As such,
3 it changes often. These changes include changes in functionality
4 and unproven bug fixes. Many of these changes will cause
5 previous working programs to fail.
7 Additional developer documents are available in doc/devel,
9 guidelines for developers
11 Client developers seeking a stable development platform
12 should use -stable or the latest OpenLDAP release.
16 This is the OpenLDAP Release 1.1.1.
18 For a description of what this distribution contains, see the
19 ANNOUNCEMENT file in this directory. For a description of
20 changes from previous releases, see the CHANGES file in this
23 For a more detailed description of how to make an install the
24 distribution, see the INSTALL file in this directory. Additional
25 installation information, such as per platform hints can be found
26 in the doc/install directory.
29 http://www.OpenLDAP.org/software/
33 Build OpenLDAP requires the following software components:
35 Base system (libraries and tools):
36 Standard C compiler, headers, and libraries
37 POSIX REGEX headers and libraries
40 LDBM compatible datastore
41 (Sleepycat Berkeley DB 2.3.16 or GDBM)
44 LTHREAD compatible thread package
45 (POSIX pthreads, MIT pthreads, Mach Cthreads or Sun LWP)
48 ISODE compatible X.500 distribution
51 Depends on package. See per package README.
54 MAKING AND INSTALLING THE DISTRIBUTION
55 This is a quick guide. For details, see the INSTALL file.
58 configure OpenLDAP for current platform
61 this will create dependency information
64 this will build the system
69 in this directory. This should produce something that basically
70 works. You can "cd tests; make" to verify the build.
72 See the INSTALL file in this directory for more information.
76 There are man pages for most programs in the distribution and
77 routines in the various libraries. See ldap(3) for details.
79 Additional documentation can be found in the doc directory.
80 doc/devel Developer Information
81 doc/drafts LDAP-related IETF drafts
82 doc/install Installation and Integration
83 doc/man Raw man(1) pages
84 doc/rfcs LDAP-related Request for Comments
86 There is an OpenLDAP home page available that contains the latest
87 LDAP news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
88 etc.. It is located at:
89 http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
91 The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at:
92 http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=2
95 FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
96 We would appreciate any feedback you can provide. If you have
97 problems, report them using our Issue Tracking System:
99 http://www.OpenLDAP.com/its/
101 or by sending e-mail to:
103 OpenLDAP-its@OpenLDAP.org
105 Additional mailing lists are available. Please see:
107 http://www.OpenLDAP.com/lists/