-OpenLDAP Devel README
- OpenLDAP -devel is for the development of OpenLDAP. As such,
- it changes often. These changes include changes in functionality
- and unproven bug fixes. Many of these changes will cause
- previous working programs to fail.
+OpenLDAP 2.2 README
- Additional developer documents are available in doc/devel,
- todo list
- guidelines for developers
-
- Client developers seeking a stable development platform
- should use an OpenLDAP release.
-
- The OpenLDAP Developer's FAQ is available at:
- http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=4
-
-
-OpenLDAP Release 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.
-
- For a more detailed description of how to make an install the
- distribution, see the INSTALL file in this directory. Additional
- installation information can be found on the OpenLDAP website:
- http://www.openldap.org/
+ 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 2.2 release, it includes significant changes from
+ prior releases.
REQUIRED SOFTWARE
- Build OpenLDAP requires the following software components:
+ 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, headers, and libraries
- POSIX REGEX headers and libraries
+ Standard C compiler (required)
+ Cyrus SASL 2.1.3+ (recommended)
+ OpenSSL 0.9 (recommended)
+ POSIX REGEX software (required)
SLAPD:
- LDBM compatible datastore
- (Sleepycat Berkeley DB 2.7.5 or GDBM)
+ BDB backend requires Sleepycat Berkeley DB 4.1
+ LDBM backend requires a compatible database manager
+ [Berkeley DB, GDBM, etc.]
SLURPD:
LTHREAD compatible thread package
- (POSIX threads, Mach Cthreads, Sun LWP, or GNU Pth)
+ [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 details.
+ 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.
- Additional documentation can be found in the doc directory.
- doc/devel Developer Information
- doc/drafts LDAP-related IETF drafts
- doc/install Installation and Integration
- doc/man Raw man(1) pages
- doc/rfcs LDAP-related Request for Comments
-
- There is an OpenLDAP home page available that contains the latest
- LDAP news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
+ 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 Quick Start Guide is available at:
- http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=172
+ 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?file=2
+ 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/>.
+ 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.com/its/> or
- by sending mail to OpenLDAP-its@OpenLDAP.org. Do not use
- this system for general or software equiries. Please direct
- these to the appropriate mailing list.
+ our Issue Tracking System <http://www.OpenLDAP.org/its/> or
+ by sending mail to <OpenLDAP-its@OpenLDAP.org>. 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 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.
+
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+$OpenLDAP$