Making and Installing the OpenLDAP Distribution =============================================== This file provides brief instructions on how to build and install OpenLDAP on UNIX (and UNIX-like) system. 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 (http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin/) and the Frequently Asked Questions (http://www.openldap.org/faq/) pages, in particular the Installation section (http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=8) and Platform Hints (http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=9) should be examined. Making and Installing the OpenLDAP Distribution ----------------------------------------------- 1. Unpack the distribution and change directory: % tar xfz openldap-VERSION.tgz % cd openldap-VERSION (replacing VERSION with the appropriate version string). If you are reading this file, you probably have already done this! 2. Type: % ./configure --help to list available configuration options. A description of these options is provided in the 'CONFIGURE OPTIONS' section below. The configure script uses environmental variables for determining compiler/linker options. See the 'USING ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES' section for commonly used settings. These environment variables are used: CC C compiler gcc CFLAGS C flags -O -g CPPFLAGS cpp flags -I/path/include -Ddef LDFLAGS ld flags -L/usr/local/lib LIBS libraries -llib PATH command path /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin See the 'USING ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES' section for information on how to use the variables. 3. Configure the build system % [env settings] ./configure [options] If all goes well, the configure script with automatically detect the appropriate settings. However, you may need to specify options and/or environment variables to obtain desired results. 4. Build dependencies % make depend 5. Build the system % make If all goes well, the system will build as configured. If not, return to step 3 after reviewing the configuration settings. You may want to consult the Platform Hints subsection of the FAQ if you have not done so already. 6. Test the standalone system This step requires the standalone LDAP server, slapd(8), with LDBM support. % make test If all goes well, the system has been built as configured. If not, return to step 4 after reviewing your configuration settings. You may want to consult the Installation section of the FAQ if you have not done so already. 7. install the binaries and man pages. You may need to be superuser to do this (depending on where you are installing things): % su root -c 'make install' 8. That's it! See the Administrator's Guide and the manual pages for the individual applications for configuration and use information. You may also want to edit the configuration files used by the various components. These configuration files are located in the OpenLDAP configuration directory (normally /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 There are section 5 man pages for these configuration files. Building OpenLDAP For More Than One Platform -------------------------------------------- You can build OpenLDAP for more than one platform from the same source tree. This is accomplished by using make(1) VPATH support. If your make(1) program is old and doesn't have VPATH support, install BSD Make or GNU Make. Follow these steps for each different platform: 1. Create a directory for the platform object files. % mkdir obj-platform 2. Change your working directory to the platform object directory. % cd obj-platform 3. Configure the build system % [env settings] ../configure --src-dir=.. [options] ( replace ".." with the appropriate path ) 4. Continue as above (starting at step 6). CONFIGURE OPTIONS ----------------- Regrettably, this section has not been written (yet). See "./configure --help" for current list of options. For general information about how to use "configure", please read doc/install/configure. USING ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES --------------------------- The configure script will also use your environmental variables for determining compiler/linker options. This can be used to manual specify features and compilation options. Warning: Executables built in your environment may not run in your users' environments. The portability of executables between environments is your responsibility. Supported Environmental Variables: CC C compiler cc CFLAGS C flags -O -g CPPFLAGS cpp flags -I/path/include -Ddef LDFLAGS ld flags -L/usr/local/lib LIBS libraries -llib PATH command path /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin o Including alternative compilers Use the CC environment variable to tell configure to use a specific compiler. For example, to use GNU C Compiler instead of the default compiler, use: % [env] CC=gcc ./configure You can also use CC use specific flags with the specified compiler. For example, to require strict ANSI C using the GNU C Compiler, use: % [env] CC="gcc -ansi -pedantic" ./configure (you can use CFLAGS to specify compiler flags) o Preprocessor Flags You may specify additional preprocessor flags by setting CPPFLAGS. For example, if you would like to use headers installed in /usr/local/include, use: % [env] CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include" ./configure You can also use CPPFLAGS to specify preprocessor macros. % [env] CPPFLAGS="-D__SPECIAL_FLAG__" ./configure o Linker Flags You may specify additional linker flags by setting LDFLAGS. For example, if you would like to use libraries installed in /usr/local/lib, use: % [env] LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib" ./configure You can also use CPPFLAGS to specify linker flags: % [env] LDFLAGS="-Bstatic" ./configure o Path You may alter your path to affect configure ability to find (or not find) commands. For example, to have configure additionally look in /usr/css/bin for commands, use: % [env] PATH="/usr/css/bin:$PATH" ./configure o Using locally installed software To use software under installed under /usr/local. [env] \ CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include" \ LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib" \ ./configure Note: You may have to add additional flags if your system supports shared libraries. End of OpenLDAP INSTALL file. $OpenLDAP: pkg/openldap-guide/release/install.sdf,v 1.11 2000/09/07 16:14:37 kurt Exp $