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.
14 The OpenLDAP Developer's FAQ is available at:
15 http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=4
18 OpenLDAP Release README
19 For a description of what this distribution contains, see the
20 ANNOUNCEMENT file in this directory. For a description of
21 changes from previous releases, see the CHANGES file in this
24 For a more detailed description of how to make an install the
25 distribution, see the INSTALL file in this directory. Additional
26 installation information, such as per platform hints can be found
27 in the doc/install directory.
30 http://www.OpenLDAP.org/software/
34 Build OpenLDAP requires the following software components:
36 Base system (libraries and tools):
37 Standard C compiler, headers, and libraries
38 POSIX REGEX headers and libraries
41 LDBM compatible datastore
42 (Sleepycat Berkeley DB 2.7.5 or GDBM)
45 LTHREAD compatible thread package
46 (POSIX pthreads, MIT pthreads, Mach Cthreads or Sun LWP)
49 Depends on package. See per package README.
52 MAKING AND INSTALLING THE DISTRIBUTION
53 Please see the INSTALL file for details.
57 There are man pages for most programs in the distribution and
58 routines in the various libraries. See ldap(3) for details.
60 Additional documentation can be found in the doc directory.
61 doc/devel Developer Information
62 doc/drafts LDAP-related IETF drafts
63 doc/install Installation and Integration
64 doc/man Raw man(1) pages
65 doc/rfcs LDAP-related Request for Comments
67 There is an OpenLDAP home page available that contains the latest
68 LDAP news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
69 etc.. It is located at:
70 http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
72 The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at:
73 http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=2
76 FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
77 We would appreciate any feedback you can provide. If you have
78 problems, report them using our Issue Tracking System:
80 http://www.OpenLDAP.com/its/
82 or by sending e-mail to:
84 OpenLDAP-its@OpenLDAP.org
86 Additional mailing lists are available. Please see:
88 http://www.OpenLDAP.com/lists/