UM-LDAP 2.0 README file

DISTRIBUTION CONTENTS

    This is the UM-LDAP version 2.0 distribution.  This distribution
    contains the following components:

	doc/		man pages for liblber.a, libldap.a, and ldapd

	h/		include files required to build and use liblber.a,
			libldap.a, and ldapd

	finger/		a sample ldap client program in the form of an
			X.500 finger daemon

	gopher/		a couple of sample ldap clients in the form of a
			simple gopher index search to X.500 server, and 
			a more general gopher to X.500 gateway server

	lber/		a library that implements the ldap "lightweight"
			basic encoding rules, providing a printf/scanf-like
			API

	ldapd/		a daemon that implements the server side of the
			ldap protocol

	libldap/	a library that implements the client side of the
			ldap protocol, providing both synchronous and
			asychronous APIs

	macintosh/	contains some extra files needed to run ldap
			on a macintosh.  see macintosh/README for more
			info.

	msdos/		contains some extra files needed to run ldap
			on an msdos machine.  see msdos/README for more
			info.

	ud/		source for a simple command line X.500 client
			that uses libldap

MAKING THE DISTRIBUTION

    To make the distribution edit the toplevel Makefile and set the
    appropriate variables, then type

	make depend; make all

    To then install the distribution, type

	make install

    The above commands will make and install the ldap server, ldap library,
    and lightweight ber library.  To make and install the finger daemon, type

	make ldap-finger
	make inst-finger

    To make and install the gopher to X.500 gateways, type

	make ldap-gopher
	make inst-gopher

    To make and install the ud command line interface, type

	make ldap-ud
	make inst-ud

    To make and install all three of the above programs, type

	make others
	make inst-others

    To make and install only the ldap and lber libraries, type

	make lib-only
	make inst-lib

SUPPORT

    The software is provided as is without any express or implied
    warranty, but there is a bug reporting mail address which is
    responded to on a best-effort basis:

	    ldap-support@terminator.cc.umich.edu

BUG REPORTING

    Bug reports should be sent to bug-ldap@terminator.cc.umich.edu.
