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 can be found on the OpenLDAP website:
27 http://www.openldap.org/
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 2.7.5 or GDBM)
42 LTHREAD compatible thread package
43 (POSIX threads, Mach Cthreads, Sun LWP, or GNU Pth)
46 Depends on package. See per package README.
49 MAKING AND INSTALLING THE DISTRIBUTION
50 Please see the INSTALL file for details.
54 There are man pages for most programs in the distribution and
55 routines in the various libraries. See ldap(3) for details.
57 Additional documentation can be found in the doc directory.
58 doc/devel Developer Information
59 doc/drafts LDAP-related IETF drafts
60 doc/install Installation and Integration
61 doc/man Raw man(1) pages
62 doc/rfcs LDAP-related Request for Comments
64 There is an OpenLDAP home page available that contains the latest
65 LDAP news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
66 etc.. It is located at:
67 http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
69 The OpenLDAP Quick Start Guide is available at:
70 http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=172
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 for discussion proposes.
89 http://www.OpenLDAP.com/lists/