- For a description of what this distribution contains, see the
- ANNOUNCEMENT file in this directory. For a description of
- changes from previous releases, see the CHANGES file in this
- directory. For a more detailed description of how to make an
- install the distribution, see the INSTALL file in this directory.
+REQUIRED SOFTWARE
+ Building OpenLDAP Software requires a number of software packages
+ to be preinstalled. Additional information regarding prerequisite
+ software can be found in the OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide.
+
+ Base system (libraries and tools):
+ Standard C compiler (required)
+ Cyrus SASL 2.1.21+ (recommended)
+ OpenSSL 0.9.7+ (recommended)
+ POSIX REGEX software (required)
+
+ SLAPD:
+ BDB and HDB backends require Oracle Berkeley DB 4.4, 4.5,
+ 4.6, or 4.7. It is highly recommended to apply the patches
+ from Oracle for a given release. In addition, for BDB 4.7,
+ it is advised to also use the supplied build/db.4.7.25.patch.
+
+ CLIENTS/CONTRIB ware:
+ Depends on package. See per package README.