diff --git a/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/appendix-customizing-standard.rst b/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/appendix-customizing-standard.rst
index 9bc70cf..c619c15 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/appendix-customizing-standard.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/appendix-customizing-standard.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
 provided by recipes with the standard SDK by adding "api-documentation"
 to the
 :term:`DISTRO_FEATURES`
-variable: DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " api-documentation" Setting this
+variable: DISTRO_FEATURES:append = " api-documentation" Setting this
 variable as shown here causes the OpenEmbedded build system to build the
 documentation and then include it in the standard SDK.
diff --git a/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/appendix-customizing.rst b/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/appendix-customizing.rst
index 44f4334..4eccc28 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/appendix-customizing.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/appendix-customizing.rst
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
       SDK_INHERIT_BLACKLIST
       is set using the "?=" operator. Consequently, you will need to
       either define the entire list by using the "=" operator, or you
-      will need to append a value using either "_append" or the "+="
+      will need to append a value using either ":append" or the "+="
       operator. You can learn more about these operators in the
       ":ref:`bitbake:bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata:basic syntax`"
       section of the BitBake User Manual.
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
       recipes that depend on lists of other recipes.
 
    -  Build the "world" target and set
-      ``EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD_pn-``\ recipename for the recipes you do not
+      ``EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD:pn-``\ recipename for the recipes you do not
       want built. See the
       :term:`EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD`
       variable for additional information.
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
 time significantly and increases the size of the SDK installer by 30-80
 Mbytes depending on how many recipes are included in your configuration.
 
-You can use ``EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD_pn-``\ recipename for recipes you want
+You can use ``EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD:pn-``\ recipename for recipes you want
 to exclude. However, it is assumed that you would need to be building
 the "world" target if you want to provide additional items to the SDK.
 Consequently, building for "world" should not represent undue overhead
diff --git a/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/appendix-obtain.rst b/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/appendix-obtain.rst
index fc6b8b9..841abac 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/appendix-obtain.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/appendix-obtain.rst
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
          SDK installer. Doing so ensures that the eventual SDK
          installation process installs the appropriate library packages
          as part of the SDK. Following is an example using ``libc``
-         static development libraries: TOOLCHAIN_TARGET_TASK_append = "
+         static development libraries: TOOLCHAIN_TARGET_TASK:append = "
          libc-staticdev"
 
 7. *Run the Installer:* You can now run the SDK installer from
diff --git a/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/extensible.rst b/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/extensible.rst
index 2cdb06d..8ef44e3 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/extensible.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/extensible.rst
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@
 If you need to add runtime dependencies, you can do so by adding the
 following to your recipe::
 
-   RDEPENDS_${PN} += "dependency1 dependency2 ..."
+   RDEPENDS:${PN} += "dependency1 dependency2 ..."
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@
 splitting. The :term:`PACKAGES` variable lists all of the packages to be
 produced, while the :term:`FILES` variable specifies which files to include
 in each package by using an override to specify the package. For
-example, ``FILES_${PN}`` specifies the files to go into the main package
+example, ``FILES:${PN}`` specifies the files to go into the main package
 (i.e. the main package has the same name as the recipe and
 ``${``\ :term:`PN`\ ``}`` evaluates to the
 recipe name). The order of the :term:`PACKAGES` value is significant. For
diff --git a/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/intro.rst b/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/intro.rst
index 2f94aaf..802d3f3 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/intro.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/intro.rst
@@ -12,16 +12,6 @@
 explains how to use both the Yocto Project extensible and standard
 SDKs to develop applications and images.
 
-.. note::
-
-   Prior to the 2.0 Release of the Yocto Project, application
-   development was primarily accomplished through the use of the
-   Application Development Toolkit (ADT) and the availability of
-   stand-alone cross-development toolchains and other tools. With the
-   2.1 Release of the Yocto Project, application development has
-   transitioned to within a tool-rich extensible SDK and the more
-   traditional standard SDK.
-
 All SDKs consist of the following:
 
 -  *Cross-Development Toolchain*: This toolchain contains a compiler,