# $OpenLDAP$
-# Copyright 1999-2000, The OpenLDAP Foundation, All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright 1999-2001, The OpenLDAP Foundation, All Rights Reserved.
# COPYING RESTRICTIONS APPLY, see COPYRIGHT.
P1: Making and Installing the OpenLDAP Distribution
This file provides brief instructions on how to build and install
-OpenLDAP on UNIX (and UNIX-{{like}}) system. More detailed
+OpenLDAP on UNIX (and UNIX-{{like}}) systems. More detailed
information and instructions can be found in
{{The OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide}}
-({{URL:http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin/}}).
+(available from {{URL:http://www.openldap.org/doc/}}).
It is recommended that you read, or at least skim through, ALL of
the instructions in this file before attempting to build the
software.
It is also recommended you review
-{{The OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide}}
-({{URL:http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin/}}),
the {{Frequently Asked Questions}} ({{URL:http://www.openldap.org/faq/}})
pages, in particular the
{{Installation section}} ({{URL:http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=8}})
E: % ./configure --help
-.to list available configuration options. A description of
-these options is provided in the 'CONFIGURE OPTIONS' section
-below.
+.to list available configuration options.
-.The {{EX:configure}} script uses environmental variables for
+.The {{EX:configure}} script uses environment variables for
determining compiler/linker options including:
> Variable Description Example
E: % [env settings] ./configure [options]
-.If all goes well, the {{EX:configure}} script with automatically
+.If all goes well, the {{EX:configure}} script will automatically
detect the appropriate settings. However, you may need to
specify options and/or environment variables to obtain desired
results.
+ Test the standalone system
.This step requires the standalone LDAP server, {{slapd}}(8),
-with {{LDBM}} support.
+with {{BDB}} or {{LDBM}} support.
E: % make test
may want to consult the {{Installation}} section of the {{FAQ}}
if you have not done so already.
-+ install the binaries and man pages. You may need to be come the
++ Install the binaries and man pages. You may need to become the
{{super-user}} (e.g. {{EX:root}}) to do this (depending on where you
are installing things):
{{F:/usr/local/etc/openldap}}).
> ldap.conf client defaults
-> ldapfilter.conf search filter configuration
-> ldapsearchprefs.conf search object definitions
-> ldaptemplates.conf display template definitions
> slapd.conf Standalone LDAP daemon
> schema/*.schema Schema Definitions