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OpenLDAP Devel README
OpenLDAP -devel is for the development of OpenLDAP. As such,
it changes often. These changes include changes in functionality
and unproven bug fixes. Many of these changes will cause
previous working programs to fail.
Additional developer documents are available in doc/devel,
todo list
guidelines for developers
Client developers seeking a stable development platform
should use -stable or the latest OpenLDAP release.
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. Additional
installation information, such as per platform hints can be found
in the doc/install directory.
For more information:
http://www.OpenLDAP.org/software/
REQUIRED SOFTWARE
Build OpenLDAP requires the following software components:
Base system (libraries and tools):
Standard C compiler, headers, and libraries
POSIX REGEX headers and libraries
SLAPD:
LDBM compatible datastore
(Sleepycat Berkeley DB 2.3.16 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
Please see the INSTALL file for details.
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
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
FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
We would appreciate any feedback you can provide. If you have
problems, report them using our Issue Tracking System:
http://www.OpenLDAP.com/its/
or by sending e-mail to:
OpenLDAP-its@OpenLDAP.org
Additional mailing lists are available. Please see:
http://www.OpenLDAP.com/lists/