** It is recommended that you read or at least skim through ALL of the
** instructions in this file before attempting to build the software.
**
+** The OpenLDAP Installation FAQ is available at:
+** http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=8
+**
** You should also check for platform specific hints.
-** These are located in doc/install/hints.
+** These are located in doc/install/hints or:
+** http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=9
**
If you want to build binaries for more than one platform from a single
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
+ doc/man Raw man(1) pages
+ doc/rfcs LDAP-related Request for Comments
- There is an OpenLDAP homepage available that contains the latest
+ There is an OpenLDAP home page available that contains the latest
LDAP news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
- etc. You can access it at this URL:
+ etc.. It is located at:
+ http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
- http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
+ The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at:
+ http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=2
FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
+FreeBSD Hints
+
+Lastest FreeBSD hints are available at:
+ http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=15
+
The following FreeBSD ports and packages may be useful:
- databases/db Berkeley DB2
+ databases/db Berkeley DB 2.3.16
databases/gdbm GNU Database Manager
devel/autoconf GNU Autoconf
devel/libtool GNU Autoconf
+Linux Hints
+
+Latest: http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=18
+
If Berkeley DB 2.x should be used with thread support activated, read the
file build/db.2.x.README carefully. The Berkeley package must be build
appropriately to support threaded applications as expected.
** This file covers Solaris 2 and later releases. **
** Solaris 1.X is covered in the SunOS hints file. **
+Latest Solaris hints are available at:
+ http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=10
Solaris 2.6, pthread_create() in -lc
To resolve this problem, the installer must specify the
proper Pthreads libraries:
- LIBS="-lpthread -lposix4"
+ LIBS="-lpthread -lposix4"; export LIBS
./configure
-OR use Solaris (LWP) Threads
+On some versions of Solaris, you may be able to use Solaris LWP
+Threads:
./configure --with-threads=lwp
-OR disable threads:
+On some versions of Solaris, you may be able to build without
+threads.
./configure --without-threads
** This file covers SunOS 4.X and eariler releases. **
** SunOS 5.X is covered in the Solaris hints file. **
+http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=13
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+Last platform hints are available at:
+ http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=9