Rely on FAQ for up to date hints.

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-BeOS Hints
-
-Latest: http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=96
-
-OpenLDAP has been tested with BeOS R4 x86 using GDBM (downloadable from a
-geekgadgets mirror). All tools, daemons and libraries build and work,
-however the BeOS threads are not yet supported.
-
-Help with thread support and testing on PPC is appreciated (and needed).

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-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/gdbm                  GNU Database Manager
-       security/tcp_wrappers   TCP Wrappers
-
-The current Berkeley DB port (database/db) is broken.
-Download BerkeleyDB from sleepycat instead:
-       http://www.sleepycat.com/
-
-FreeBSD 4.0
-       no special options
-
-FreeBSD 3.0
-       no special options
-
-FreeBSD 2.2.5 (and prior?)
-       requires --without-yielding-select or --without-threads
-

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-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.
-
-Some distributions of Linux now ship with BerkeleyDB 2.4.16.
-We recommend upgrading to Berkeley DB 2.7.5 available from.
-Sleepycat (http://www.sleepycat.com/).
-

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-Sun Solaris Hints
-
-** 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 NDBM and OpenLDAP appears to be incompatible.
-Use Berkeley DB2 or GDBM.
-

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-Sun SunOS Hints
-
-** 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
-
-You will likely need to install a POSIX regex library.
-