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diff --git a/external/poky/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml b/external/poky/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml
index 8f3ff26d..011e0d74 100644
--- a/external/poky/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml
+++ b/external/poky/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml
@@ -158,32 +158,6 @@
</para>
</section>
- <section id='ref-tasks-distrodata'>
- <title><filename>do_distrodata</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- Provides information about the recipe.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The <filename>distrodata</filename> task is included as part of the
- <link linkend='ref-classes-distrodata'><filename>distrodata</filename></link>
- class.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- To build the <filename>distrodata</filename> task, use the
- <filename>bitbake</filename> command with the "-c" option and
- task name:
- <literallayout class='monospaced'>
- $ bitbake core-image-minimal -c distrodata
- </literallayout>
- By default, the results are stored in
- <link linkend='var-LOG_DIR'><filename>$LOG_DIR</filename></link>
- (e.g. <filename>$BUILD_DIR/tmp/log</filename>).
- </para>
- </section>
-
<section id='ref-tasks-fetch'>
<title><filename>do_fetch</filename></title>
@@ -192,7 +166,8 @@
This task uses the
<link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>
variable and the argument's prefix to determine the correct
- fetcher module.
+ <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;#bb-fetchers'>fetcher</ulink>
+ module.
</para>
</section>
@@ -635,9 +610,18 @@
</para>
<para>
- The <filename>checkpkg</filename> task is included as part of the
- <link linkend='ref-classes-distrodata'><filename>distrodata</filename></link>
- class.
+ To check the upstream version and status of a recipe, use the
+ following devtool commands:
+ <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+ $ devtool latest-version
+ $ devtool check-upgrade-status
+ </literallayout>
+ See the
+ "<link linkend='ref-devtool-reference'><filename>devtool</filename> Quick Reference</link>"
+ chapter for more information on <filename>devtool</filename>.
+ See the
+ "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#devtool-checking-on-the-upgrade-status-of-a-recipe'>Checking on the Upgrade Status of a Recipe</ulink>"
+ section for information on checking the upgrade status of a recipe.
</para>
<para>