[CLUE-Tech] Some Sylpheed help?

[Match Grun]

Open LDAP v 2.x should work fine... The Sylpheed LDAP interface was developed with this version. You will probably have issues with any earlier version which I have not built with.

Match

On Wed, 26 Sep 2001 22:03:38 -0600
"Jed S. Baer" <thag at frii.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Sep 2001 21:05:18 -0600
> Match Grun <match at dimensional.com> wrote:
> 
> > Jed,
> > 
> > Yes, the patch is now in the release version. Also, the release version
> > has my new address book stuff inside... all XML. I have also put an LDIF
> > import into the Claws development build. This will probably make it into
> > the release version next week.
> > 
> > I have not checked the RPM. If you are building from source:
> > 
> > 	./configure --enable-jpilot --enable-ldap
> > 
> > Will build the necessary modules. If you do not have pilot-link or ldap
> > libraries, then you will not see the relevant JPilot and LDAP
> > interfaces. In fact they will not even be compiled in.
> > 
> > If the RPM contained a binary, I don't know whether these options were
> > compiled in. If they were, the code I put in Sylpheed tests whether you
> > have the libraries installed. Again, if any libraries are missing, the
> > respective address book interfaces are disabled.
> > 
> > Your best bet may be to build from the source.
> > 
> > Shameless plug: go visit:
> > 
> > 	http://sylpheed.good-day.net/
> > 
> > to get your version of Sylpheed. You can also visit my Sylpheed page at:
> > 
> > 	http://dimensional.com/~match/sylpheed/syl-addressbook.html
> > 
> > -- 
> > Match Grun
> 
> Of course, I only thought of this just now:
> 
> $ strings /usr/bin/sylpheed | grep -i ldap  
> LDAP Server
> ldap_list
> LDAP
> No LDAP entries found for search criteria
> Error in LDAP search criteria
> Timeout performing LDAP operation
> Error searching LDAP database
> Error binding to LDAP server
> Error initializing LDAP
> Error connecting to LDAP server
> 
> And I have openldap-2.0.7-14 installed. Perhaps that's too old?
> openldap-2.0.14 needs a newer openssl and libcrypto, and libcrypto is
> required by many things. True, the newer one *should* be backward
> compatible, I suppose, but I hate to force an RPM into place. I don't see
> any ldap stuff in the address book. And it is the LDIF import I'm most
> interested in -- hoping to get away from Netscape, as it's been acting
> more strangely over time, but moving my address book over is a big thing.
> 
> Perhaps I'll grap openldap-devel-2.0.7 and see if it builds OK. Although
> why configure would require lower library versions than the RPM, well,
> that's a real shot in the dark.
> 
> Thanks Match.
> Regards,
> jed
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