+REQUIRED SOFTWARE
+ Build OpenLDAP 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 2.1.16+ (recommended)
+ OpenSSL 0.9 (recommended)
+ POSIX REGEX software (required)
+
+ SLAPD:
+ BDB backend requires Sleepycat Berkeley DB 4.2
+ LDBM backend requires a compatible database manager
+ [Berkeley DB, GDBM, etc.]
+
+ SLURPD:
+ LTHREAD compatible thread package
+ [POSIX threads, Mach Cthreads, select others]
+
+ 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
+ There are man pages for most programs in the distribution and
+ routines in the various libraries. 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 Administrator's Guide and other documentation
+ is available at:
+ http://www.openldap.org/doc/
+
+ The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at:
+ http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi
+
+
+SUPPORT / FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
+ OpenLDAP 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
+ 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.