** It is recommended that you read or at least skim through ALL of the
** instructions in this file before attempting to build the software.
**
-** You should also check for platform specific hints.
-** These are located in doc/install/hints.
+** A Quick Start Guide, which may be used in conjunction with this
+** document, is available at:
+** http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=172
+**
+** The OpenLDAP Installation FAQ is available at:
+** http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=8
+**
+** You should also check for platform specific hints located on
+** on our web site.
+** http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=9
**
If you want to build binaries for more than one platform from a single
1. untar the distribution and cd to the top:
% tar xfz openldap-VERSION.tgz
- % cd ldap
+ % cd openldap-VERSION
- If you are reading this file, you probably have already done this!
+ replacing VERSION to match the version you downloaded. If you are
+ reading this file, you probably have already done this!
2. Type:
% ./configure --help
CC C Compiler (cc, ecgs)
CFLAGS C Flags (-ansi)
CPPFLAGS CPP Flags (-I/path/include -Ddef)
- LDFLAGS LDFLAGS (-L/path/lib -llib)
+ LDFLAGS LDFLAGS (-L/path/lib)
+ LIBS LIBS (-llib)
See the 'USING ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES' section for information
on how to use the variables.
- 3. edit the file include/ldapconfig.h.edit to configure
- the software for your site (the files are well-commented):
-
- % vi include/ldapconfig.h.edit
-
- 4. Configure the build system
+ 3. Configure the build system
% [env settings] ./configure [options]
appropriate settings. Use configure enable/with options and/or
environment variables to obtain desired results.
- 5. Build dependencies
+ 4. Build dependencies
% make depend
- 6. Build the system
+ 5. Build the system
% make
You may want to consult the doc/install/hints file for your
platform.
- 7. Test the standalone system
+ 6. Test the standalone system
This step requires the standalone LDAP server (slapd) with
LDBM support.
% cd tests
- % make
+ % make test
If all goes well, the system has been built as configured. If not,
return to step 4 after reviewing your configuration settings.
You may want to consult the doc/install/hints file for your
platform.
- 8. install the binaries and man pages. You may need to be superuser to
+ 7. install the binaries and man pages. You may need to be superuser to
do this (depending on where you are installing things):
- % su
- # make install
+ % su root -c make install
That's it!
These configuration files are located in the OpenLDAP
configuration directory (normally /usr/local/etc/openldap).
- ldap.conf - LDAP defaults
- ldapfilter.conf - search filter configuration
- ldapsearchprefs.conf - search object definitions
- ldaptemplates.conf - display template definitions
+ Client configuration files:
+ ldap.conf - client defaults
+ ldapfilter.conf - search filter configuration
+ ldapsearchprefs.conf - search object definitions
+ ldaptemplates.conf - display template definitions
+
+ Server configuration files:
+ ldapd.conf - LDAP - X.500 daemon
+ slapd.conf - Standalone LDAP daemon
There are section 5 man pages for all of these files.
CC C compiler (cc, egcc)
CFLAGS C flags (-ansi)
CPPFLAGS cpp flags (-I/path/include -Ddef)
- LDFLAGS ld flags (-s)
- LIBS libraries (-L/usr/local/lib -llib)
+ LDFLAGS ld flags (-L/usr/local/lib)
+ LIBS libraries (-llib)
PATH command path /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
* Including alternative compilers
Use the CC environment variable to tell configure to
- use a specific compiler. For example, to use ecgs
- instead of the compiler configure choose, use:
+ use a specific compiler. For example, to use GNU
+ C Compiler instead of the compiler configure choose,
+ use:
- [env] CC=egcc ./configure
+ [env] CC=gcc ./configure
You can also use CC use specific flags with the
specified compiler. For example, to require strict