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 <h3 id="whatis">What is the <i>-stable</i> branch?</h3>  <h3 id="whatis">What is the -stable branch?</h3>
   
 The <i>-stable</i> branch is one of OpenBSD's three  The -stable branch is one of OpenBSD's three
 <a href="faq/faq5.html#Flavors">flavors</a>.  <a href="faq/faq5.html#Flavors">flavors</a>.
 It consists of the release and <a href="errata.html">errata</a> patches.  It consists of the release and <a href="errata.html">errata</a> patches.
 More precisely:  More precisely:
   
 <ul>  <ul>
   <li>Errata entries are made for bugs which affect many people.    <li>Errata entries are made for bugs which affect many people.
   <li>Other patches may be merged into <i>-stable</i> if they affect a few    <li>Other patches may be merged into -stable if they affect a few
       people in drastic ways.        people in drastic ways.
   <li>New or changed functionality, hardware support or APIs will <i>not</i> be    <li>New or changed functionality, hardware support or APIs will <i>not</i> be
       merged.        merged.
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 This page describes how to follow the -stable branch via CVS and building  This page describes how to follow the -stable branch via CVS and building
 from source.  from source.
   
 <h3 id="getting">Getting <i>-stable</i> source code</h3>  <h3 id="getting">Getting -stable source code</h3>
   
 To obtain the <i>-stable</i> tree for a particular release of OpenBSD, you can  To obtain the -stable tree for a particular release of OpenBSD, you can
 <a href="anoncvs.html#updating">update</a> on top of a pre-existing source tree  <a href="anoncvs.html#updating">update</a> on top of a pre-existing source tree
 or you can <a href="anoncvs.html#getting">check out</a> a fresh source tree from  or you can <a href="anoncvs.html#getting">check out</a> a fresh source tree from
 an <a href="anoncvs.html">AnonCVS</a> server.  an <a href="anoncvs.html">AnonCVS</a> server.
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 Do not attempt to go from one release to another via source.  Do not attempt to go from one release to another via source.
 Instead, please follow the <a href="faq/upgrade62.html">upgrade guide</a> for  Instead, please follow the <a href="faq/upgrade62.html">upgrade guide</a> for
 the release before compiling <i>-stable</i>.  the release before compiling -stable.
   
 <h3 id="building">Building OpenBSD <i>-stable</i></h3>  <h3 id="building">Building OpenBSD -stable</h3>
   
 Details on building OpenBSD from source are provided in steps 2 and 3 of the  Details on building OpenBSD from source are provided in steps 2 and 3 of the
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 <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-6.2/release">release(8)</a> manual.  <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-6.2/release">release(8)</a> manual.
 There is also an FAQ on <a href="faq/faq5.html">building the system</a>.  There is also an FAQ on <a href="faq/faq5.html">building the system</a>.
 If you have a number of machines to keep on the <i>-stable</i> branch, you may  If you have a number of machines to keep on the -stable branch, you may
 wish to <a href="faq/faq5.html#Release">make a release</a>.  wish to <a href="faq/faq5.html#Release">make a release</a>.
   
 <h4>Rebuild the kernel and reboot</h4>  <h4>Rebuild the kernel and reboot</h4>
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