python-ldap-2.0.0pre05 and openldap-2.1.3

[Michael Ströder]

mbagepll at memphis.edu wrote:
> 
> I am trying to install python-ldap for solaris 8 using openldap-2.1.3. 
> The openldap configures fine without giving any errors, but gives a 
> warning which says- " Could not locate TLS/SSL package. TLS data 
> protection not supported." Do i have to have SSL package?

If you don't want to use LDAP over SSL or StartTLS extended 
operation to encrypt the LDAP data traffic you don't need to 
install OpenSSL.

> And, when I try to configure python-ldap, it throws the following 
> error -
> 
> Modules/options.c: In function `LDAP_set_option':
> Modules/options.c:79: warning: return makes integer from pointer 
> without a cast
> Modules/options.c:97: warning: return makes integer from pointer 
> without a cast

You can ignore that warning.

> ld: fatal: library -llber: not found
> ld: fatal: File processing errors. No output written to 
> build/lib.solaris-2.8-sun4u-2.1/_ldap.so
 > [..]
> I have noticed that the openldap-2.0.25 (the previous version) had 
> liblber.a in the libraries folder. Where as, in openldap-2.1.3 there is 
> no such file (liblber.a) in the libraries folder. Is this related to 
> the error?

I guess your OpenLDAP build was not complete. You should find 
liblber.a and/or liblber.so.

But this whole topic is more related to OpenLDAP itself. You might 
find the OpenLDAP Admin Guide, the FAQ-O-MATIC and mailing lists 
(archives) helpful to track those things down. Check out 
http://www.openldap.org.

Ciao, Michael.