In the FAQ for building a kernel: http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#Building After the make, it says to do a make install.
In the section about following stable: http://www.openbsd.org/stable.html#buildingIt instead says to backup the old kernel move the new kernel into the right place.
The second way makes me feel better, knowing that I have a copy of the old kernel.
Does the "make install" step in the first example do the same thing?

