1 OpenLDAP 2.0 Alpha README
2 This is an alpha release of OpenLDAP 2.0. It is provided
3 for reference 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, this
13 snapshot is for reference purposes only.
15 For a more detailed description of how to make an install the
16 distribution, see the INSTALL file in this directory. Additional
17 installation information can be found on the OpenLDAP website:
18 http://www.openldap.org/
22 Build OpenLDAP requires the following software components:
24 Base system (libraries and tools):
25 Standard C compiler, headers, and libraries
26 POSIX REGEX headers and libraries
29 LDBM compatible datastore
30 (Sleepycat Berkeley DB 2.7.5 or GDBM)
33 LTHREAD compatible thread package
34 (POSIX threads, Mach Cthreads, Sun LWP, or GNU Pth)
37 Depends on package. See per package README.
40 MAKING AND INSTALLING THE DISTRIBUTION
41 Please see the INSTALL file for details.
45 There are man pages for most programs in the distribution and
46 routines in the various libraries. See ldap(3) for details.
48 Additional documentation can be found in the doc directory.
49 doc/devel Developer Information
50 doc/drafts LDAP-related IETF drafts
51 doc/install Installation and Integration
52 doc/man Raw man(1) pages
53 doc/rfcs LDAP-related Request for Comments
55 There is an OpenLDAP home page available that contains the latest
56 LDAP news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
57 etc.. It is located at:
58 http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
60 The OpenLDAP Quick Start Guide is available at:
61 http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=172
63 The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at:
64 http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=2
67 SUPPORT / FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
68 OpenLDAP is user supported. If you have problems, please
69 review the OpenLDAP FAQ <http://www.openldap.org/faq/> and
70 archives of the OpenLDAP-software and OpenLDAP-bugs mailing
71 lists <http://www.openldap.org/lists/>.
73 Issues, such as bug reports, should be reported using our
74 our Issue Tracking System <http://www.OpenLDAP.com/its/> or
75 by sending mail to OpenLDAP-its@OpenLDAP.org. Do not use
76 this system for general or software equiries. Please direct
77 these to the appropriate mailing list.