1 OpenLDAP 2.0 Beta README
2 This is an beta release of OpenLDAP 2.0. It is provided
3 for testing purposes only. It is not for general use.
5 The OpenLDAP Developer's FAQ is available at:
6 http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=4
8 Developer's and early testers should provide feedback regarding
9 this release to the openldap-devel@openldap.org mailing list.
10 As this release is not intended for general use, no general
11 use questions will be answered. Developer's wishing to
12 contribute changes should work with latest devel codes.
14 For a more detailed description of how to make an install the
15 distribution, see the INSTALL file in this directory. Additional
16 installation information can be found on the OpenLDAP website:
17 http://www.openldap.org/
21 Build OpenLDAP requires the following software components:
23 Base system (libraries and tools):
24 Standard C compiler, headers, and libraries
25 POSIX REGEX headers and libraries
28 LDBM compatible datastore
29 (Sleepycat Berkeley DB 2.7.5 or GDBM)
32 LTHREAD compatible thread package
33 (POSIX threads, Mach Cthreads, Sun LWP, or GNU Pth)
36 Depends on package. See per package README.
39 MAKING AND INSTALLING THE DISTRIBUTION
40 Please see the INSTALL file for details.
44 There are man pages for most programs in the distribution and
45 routines in the various libraries. See ldap(3) for details.
47 Additional documentation can be found in the doc directory.
48 doc/devel Developer Information
49 doc/drafts LDAP-related IETF drafts
50 doc/install Installation and Integration
51 doc/man Raw man(1) pages
52 doc/rfcs LDAP-related Request for Comments
54 There is an OpenLDAP home page available that contains the latest
55 LDAP news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
56 etc.. It is located at:
57 http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
59 The OpenLDAP Quick Start Guide is available at:
60 http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=172
62 The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at:
63 http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=2
66 SUPPORT / FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
67 OpenLDAP is user supported. If you have problems, please
68 review the OpenLDAP FAQ <http://www.openldap.org/faq/> and
69 archives of the OpenLDAP-software and OpenLDAP-bugs mailing
70 lists <http://www.openldap.org/lists/>.
72 Issues, such as bug reports, should be reported using our
73 our Issue Tracking System <http://www.OpenLDAP.com/its/> or
74 by sending mail to OpenLDAP-its@OpenLDAP.org. Do not use
75 this system for general or software equiries. Please direct
76 these to the appropriate mailing list.