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.
15 OpenLDAP Release README
16 For a description of what this distribution contains, see the
17 ANNOUNCEMENT file in this directory. For a description of
18 changes from previous releases, see the CHANGES file in this
21 For a more detailed description of how to make an install the
22 distribution, see the INSTALL file in this directory. Additional
23 installation information, such as per platform hints can be found
24 in the doc/install directory.
27 http://www.OpenLDAP.org/software/
31 Build OpenLDAP requires the following software components:
33 Base system (libraries and tools):
34 Standard C compiler, headers, and libraries
35 POSIX REGEX headers and libraries
38 LDBM compatible datastore
39 (Sleepycat Berkeley DB 2.3.16 or GDBM)
42 LTHREAD compatible thread package
43 (POSIX pthreads, MIT pthreads, Mach Cthreads or Sun LWP)
46 ISODE compatible X.500 distribution
49 Depends on package. See per package README.
52 MAKING AND INSTALLING THE DISTRIBUTION
53 This is a quick guide. For details, see the INSTALL file.
56 configure OpenLDAP for current platform
59 this will create dependency information
62 this will build the system
67 in this directory. This should produce something that basically
68 works. You can "cd tests; make" to verify the build.
70 See the INSTALL file in this directory for more information.
74 There are man pages for most programs in the distribution and
75 routines in the various libraries. See ldap(3) for details.
77 Additional documentation can be found in the doc directory.
78 doc/devel Developer Information
79 doc/drafts LDAP-related IETF drafts
80 doc/install Installation and Integration
81 doc/man Raw man(1) pages
82 doc/rfcs LDAP-related Request for Comments
84 There is an OpenLDAP home page available that contains the latest
85 LDAP news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
86 etc.. It is located at:
87 http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
89 The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at:
90 http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=2
93 FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
94 We would appreciate any feedback you can provide. If you have
95 problems, report them using our Issue Tracking System:
97 http://www.OpenLDAP.com/its/
99 or by sending e-mail to:
101 OpenLDAP-its@OpenLDAP.org
103 Additional mailing lists are available. Please see:
105 http://www.OpenLDAP.com/lists/