- 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)
+ Reentrant POSIX REGEX software (required)
+
+ SLAPD:
+ BDB and HDB backends require Oracle Berkeley DB 4.4, 4.5,
+ 4.6, 4.7, or 4.8. It is highly recommended to apply the
+ patches from Oracle for a given release.
+
+ CLIENTS/CONTRIB ware:
+ Depends on package. See per package README.