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The ports tree, like the rest of OpenBSD, is constantly changing. While

we strive to maintain ports compatibility through the lifetime of a particular

we try to maintain ports compatibility through the lifetime of a particular

release, sometimes issues beyond our control occur. For example, particular

versions of the ported package might no longer exist. Therefore, you might

versions of the ported package might no longer be available. Therefore,

want to get and use a newer version of the ports tree, keeping in mind

you might want to get and use a newer version of the ports tree.

though that the -current ports tree is tested with OpenBSD -current and is

Please note that the ports-current tree is tested with OpenBSD-current and is

NOT guarenteed to work with a previous release. It is also suggested that

NOT guaranteed to work with the previous stable release.

if you are using the ports tree that you subscribe to the source-changes

It is strongly suggested that people don't track ports-current unless

<a href=mail.html>mailing list</a>.

they're prepared to track the whole of OpenBSD-current, including source.

<a href=mail.html>Mailing lists</a> such as source-changes or tech will

probably be invaluable.

The -current ports tree can be retrieved via:

The ports-current tree can be retrieved via:

<ul>

<li><a href=anoncvs.html>Anonymous CVS</a> (see link). The command is

essentially cvs get ports.