1 OpenLDAP 2.1 ALPHA README
3 For a description of what this distribution contains, see the
4 ANNOUNCEMENT file in this directory.
6 This is a 2.1 alpha release.
7 It is NOT intended for general use.
11 Build OpenLDAP requires a number of software packages to be
12 preinstalled. Additional information regarding prerequisite
13 software can be found in the OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide.
15 Base system (libraries and tools):
16 Standard C compiler (required)
17 Cyrus SASL 1.5 (recommended)
18 OpenSSL 0.9 (recommended)
19 POSIX REGEX software (required)
22 BDB backend requires Sleepycat Berkeley DB 4.0 or better
23 LDBM backend supports this and other compatible database manager
26 LTHREAD compatible thread package
27 [POSIX threads, Mach Cthreads, select others]
30 Depends on package. See per package README.
33 MAKING AND INSTALLING THE DISTRIBUTION
34 Please see the INSTALL file for basic instructions. More
35 detailed instructions can be found in the OpenLDAP
36 Admnistrator's Guide (see DOCUMENTATION section).
40 There are man pages for most programs in the distribution and
41 routines in the various libraries. See ldap(3) for details.
43 The OpenLDAP website is available and contains the latest LDAP
44 news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
45 etc.. It is located at:
46 http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
48 The OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide and other documentation
50 http://www.openldap.org/doc/
52 The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at:
53 http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi
56 SUPPORT / FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
57 OpenLDAP is user supported. If you have problems, please
58 review the OpenLDAP FAQ <http://www.openldap.org/faq/> and
59 archives of the OpenLDAP-software and OpenLDAP-bugs mailing
60 lists <http://www.openldap.org/lists/>. If you cannot find
61 the answer, please enquire on the OpenLDAP-software list.
63 Issues, such as bug reports, should be reported using our
64 our Issue Tracking System <http://www.OpenLDAP.com/its/> or
65 by sending mail to OpenLDAP-its@OpenLDAP.org. Do not use
66 this system for software enquiries. Please direct these
67 to an appropriate mailing list.