-OpenLDAP Devel README
- This software was obtained from the development branch (HEAD) of
- the OpenLDAP Software Repository. This copy is likely already
- not current, the development branch changes frequently. These
- changes include code implementing experimental features and
- unproven bug fixes. Please do NOT redistribute copies of the
- development branch.
-
- The OpenLDAP Developer's FAQ is available at:
- http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=4
-
- Client developers seeking a suitable development platform
- should use "release" or "stable" versions.
- http://www.openldap.org/software/
-
-Contributing
-
- See http://www.openldap.org/devel/contributing.html for how to
- contribute code or documentation to OpenLDAP. Use the Issue Tracking
- System <http://www.openldap.org/its/> to submit contributions.
- While you are encouraged to coordinate and discuss the development
- activities on the openldap-devel@openldap.org mailing list prior
- to submission, it is noted that contributions must be submitted
- using the Issue Tracking System to be considered.
+OpenLDAP 2.4 README
+ 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.
+
+ This is 2.4 release, it includes significant changes from prior
+ releases.
+
+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 - 4.8,
+ or 5.0 - 5.1. It is highly recommended to apply the
+ patches from Oracle for a given release.
+
+ CLIENTS/CONTRIB ware:
+ Depends on package. See per package README.
+
+
+MAKING AND INSTALLING THE DISTRIBUTION
+ Please see the INSTALL file for basic instructions. More
+ detailed instructions can be found in the OpenLDAP Admnistrator's
+ Guide (see DOCUMENTATION section).
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION
+ The OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide is available in the
+ guide.html file in the doc/guide/admin directory. The
+ guide and a number of other documents are available at
+ <http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin/guide.html>.
+
+ The distribution also includes manual pages for most programs
+ and library APIs. See ldap(3) for details.
+
+ The OpenLDAP website is available and contains the latest LDAP
+ news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
+ etc.. It is located at <http://www.OpenLDAP.org/>.
+
+ The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at
+ <http://www.openldap.org/faq/>.
+
+
+SUPPORT / FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
+ OpenLDAP Software is user supported. If you have problems, please
+ review the OpenLDAP FAQ <http://www.openldap.org/faq/> and
+ archives of the OpenLDAP-software and OpenLDAP-bugs mailing lists
+ <http://www.openldap.org/lists/>. If you cannot find the answer,
+ please enquire on the OpenLDAP-software list.
+
+ Issues, such as bug reports, should be reported using our
+ Issue Tracking System <http://www.OpenLDAP.org/its/>. Do not
+ use this system for software enquiries. Please direct these
+ to an appropriate mailing list.
+
+
+CONTRIBUTING
+ See <http://www.openldap.org/devel/contributing.html> for
+ information regarding how to contribute code or documentation
+ to the OpenLDAP Project for inclusion in OpenLDAP Software.
+ While you are encouraged to coordinate and discuss the development
+ activities on the <openldap-devel@openldap.org> mailing list
+ prior to submission, it is noted that contributions must be
+ submitted using the Issue Tracking System
+ <http://www.openldap.org/its/> to be considered.
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