- 1. untar the distribution and cd to the top:
-
- % tar xfz ldap-stable.tgz
- % cd ldap
-
- If you are reading this file, you probably have already done this!
-
-
- 2. Type:
- % make Make-common
-
- to copy Make-common.dist to Make.common.
-
- 3. edit the files Make-common and include/ldapconfig.h.edit to configure
- the software for your site (the files are well-commented):
-
- % vi Make-common
- % vi include/ldapconfig.h.edit
-
- Note that you should NOT need to edit the Makefile located at the
- top of the distribution.
-
- If you just want to see if things will build, you can leave the
- configuration alone and change it later. You may want to consult
- the appropriate platform makefile (build/*/Make-platform) for
- platform-specific defaults.
-
- If you have the ISODE package built and want to build the
- LDAP-to-X.500 server (ldapd), be sure to uncomment the appropriate
- lines near the end of the Make-common file. By default only the
- stand-alone server, LDAP libraries and client software are built.
-
- 3. make the software: