guidelines for developers
Client developers seeking a stable development platform
- should use -stable.
+ should use -stable or the latest OpenLDAP release.
+ The OpenLDAP Developer's FAQ is available at:
+ http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=4
-OpenLDAP 1.1 Alpha README
- This is the OpenLDAP version 1.1 Alpha.
+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.
+ directory.
- Additional installation information, such as per platform
- hints can be found in the doc/install directory.
+ For a more detailed description of how to make an install the
+ distribution, see the INSTALL file in this directory. Additional
+ installation information, such as per platform hints can be found
+ in the doc/install directory.
For more information:
- http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
+ http://www.OpenLDAP.org/software/
REQUIRED SOFTWARE
SLAPD:
LDBM compatible datastore
- (Berkeley DB, Sleepycat DB2, or GDBM)
+ (Sleepycat Berkeley DB 2.7.5 or GDBM)
SLURPD:
LTHREAD compatible thread package
(POSIX pthreads, MIT pthreads, Mach Cthreads or Sun LWP)
- LDAPD:
- ISODE compatible X.500 distribution
-
CLIENTS/CONTRIB ware:
Depends on package. See per package README.
MAKING AND INSTALLING THE DISTRIBUTION
- This is a quick guide. For details, see the INSTALL file.
-
- % ./configure
- autoconf OpenLDAP for current platform
-
- % make depend
- this will create dependency information
-
- % make
- this will build the system
-
- % su
- # make install
-
- in this directory. This should produce something that basically
- works. You can "cd tests; make" to verify the build.
+ Please see the INSTALL file for details.
- You will probably want to do a little configuration to suit your
- site, though. There are one file you might want to edit:
- include/ldapconfig.h.edit
- This file contains #defines used by many parts of the
- distribution. You'll at least want to change DEFAULT_BASE.
+DOCUMENTATION
+ There are man pages for most programs in the distribution and
+ routines in the various libraries. See ldap(3) for details.
- See the INSTALL file in this directory for more information.
+ 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,
+ etc.. It is located at:
+ http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
+ The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at:
+ http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=2
-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
+FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
+ We would appreciate any feedback you can provide. If you have
+ problems, report them using our Issue Tracking System:
- There is an OpenLDAP homepage available that contains the latest
- LDAP news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
- etc. You can access it at this URL:
+ http://www.OpenLDAP.com/its/
- http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
+ or by sending e-mail to:
+ OpenLDAP-its@OpenLDAP.org
-FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
- We would appreciate any feedback you can provide. If you have
- problems, report them to this address:
+ Additional mailing lists are available. Please see:
- OpenLDAP-bugs@OpenLDAP.org
+ http://www.OpenLDAP.com/lists/
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