4 files changed, 87 insertions, 79 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst b/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst
index f0c7dab4c8..ada5143b2a 100644
--- a/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst
+++ b/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Layers
 
 Layers are repositories that contain related metadata (i.e. sets of
 instructions) that tell the OpenEmbedded build system how to build a
-target. Yocto Project's `layer model <#the-yocto-project-layer-model>`__
+target. :ref:`overview-manual/yp-intro:the yocto project layer model`
 facilitates collaboration, sharing, customization, and reuse within the
 Yocto Project development environment. Layers logically separate
 information for your project. For example, you can use a layer to hold
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ you can tell BitBake the target architecture for which you are building
 the image, where to store downloaded source, and other build properties.
 
 The following figure shows an expanded representation of the "User
-Configuration" box of the `general workflow
-figure <#general-workflow-figure>`__:
+Configuration" box of the :ref:`general workflow
+figure <overview-manual/concepts:openembedded build system concepts>`:
 
 .. image:: figures/user-configuration.png
    :align: center
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ provide Metadata for the software, machine, and policies.
 
 In general, three types of layer input exists. You can see them below
 the "User Configuration" box in the `general workflow
-figure <#general-workflow-figure>`__:
+figure <overview-manual/concepts:openembedded build system concepts>`:
 
 -  *Metadata (.bb + Patches):* Software layers containing
    user-supplied recipe files, patches, and append files. A good example
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ figure <#general-workflow-figure>`__:
 -  *Machine BSP Configuration:* Board Support Package (BSP) layers (i.e.
    "BSP Layer" in the following figure) providing machine-specific
    configurations. This type of information is specific to a particular
-   target architecture. A good example of a BSP layer from the `Poky
-   Reference Distribution <#gs-reference-distribution-poky>`__ is the
+   target architecture. A good example of a BSP layer from the
+   :ref:`overview-manual/yp-intro:reference distribution (poky)` is the
    :yocto_git:`meta-yocto-bsp </poky/tree/meta-yocto-bsp>`
    layer.
 
@@ -403,7 +403,8 @@ figure <#general-workflow-figure>`__:
    that contain many policy configurations for the Poky distribution.
 
 The following figure shows an expanded representation of these three
-layers from the `general workflow figure <#general-workflow-figure>`__:
+layers from the :ref:`general workflow figure
+<overview-manual/concepts:openembedded build system concepts>`:
 
 .. image:: figures/layer-input.png
    :align: center
@@ -418,9 +419,9 @@ in the
 section in the
 Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. For a general discussion on
 layers and the many layers from which you can draw, see the
-"`Layers <#overview-layers>`__" and "`The Yocto Project Layer
-Model <#the-yocto-project-layer-model>`__" sections both earlier in this
-manual.
+":ref:`overview-manual/concepts:layers`" and
+":ref:`overview-manual/yp-intro:the yocto project layer model`" sections both
+earlier in this manual.
 
 If you explored the previous links, you discovered some areas where many
 layers that work with the Yocto Project exist. The :yocto_git:`Source
@@ -514,11 +515,12 @@ Sources
 -------
 
 In order for the OpenEmbedded build system to create an image or any
-target, it must be able to access source files. The `general workflow
-figure <#general-workflow-figure>`__ represents source files using the
-"Upstream Project Releases", "Local Projects", and "SCMs (optional)"
-boxes. The figure represents mirrors, which also play a role in locating
-source files, with the "Source Materials" box.
+target, it must be able to access source files. The :ref:`general workflow
+figure <overview-manual/concepts:openembedded build system concepts>`
+represents source files using the "Upstream Project Releases", "Local
+Projects", and "SCMs (optional)" boxes. The figure represents mirrors,
+which also play a role in locating source files, with the "Source
+Materials" box.
 
 The method by which source files are ultimately organized is a function
 of the project. For example, for released software, projects tend to use
@@ -554,7 +556,7 @@ Directory if needed without fear of removing any downloaded source file.
 
 The remainder of this section provides a deeper look into the source
 files and the mirrors. Here is a more detailed look at the source file
-area of the `general workflow figure <#general-workflow-figure>`__:
+area of the :ref:`general workflow figure <overview-manual/concepts:openembedded build system concepts>`:
 
 .. image:: figures/source-input.png
    :align: center
@@ -628,9 +630,9 @@ Package Feeds
 
 When the OpenEmbedded build system generates an image or an SDK, it gets
 the packages from a package feed area located in the
-:term:`Build Directory`. The `general
-workflow figure <#general-workflow-figure>`__ shows this package feeds
-area in the upper-right corner.
+:term:`Build Directory`. The :ref:`general workflow figure
+<overview-manual/concepts:openembedded build system concepts>`
+shows this package feeds area in the upper-right corner.
 
 This section looks a little closer into the package feeds area used by
 the build system. Here is a more detailed look at the area:
@@ -691,10 +693,10 @@ BitBake Tool
 
 The OpenEmbedded build system uses
 :term:`BitBake` to produce images and
-Software Development Kits (SDKs). You can see from the `general workflow
-figure <#general-workflow-figure>`__, the BitBake area consists of
-several functional areas. This section takes a closer look at each of
-those areas.
+Software Development Kits (SDKs). You can see from the :ref:`general workflow
+figure <overview-manual/concepts:openembedded build system concepts>`,
+the BitBake area consists of several functional areas. This section takes a
+closer look at each of those areas.
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -820,7 +822,7 @@ source files, which are located in the
 :term:`S` directory.
 
 For more information on how the source directories are created, see the
-"`Source Fetching <#source-fetching-dev-environment>`__" section. For
+":ref:`overview-manual/concepts:source fetching`" section. For
 more information on how to create patches and how the build system
 processes patches, see the
 ":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:patching code`"
@@ -957,8 +959,8 @@ details on how this is accomplished, you can look at
 Depending on the type of packages being created (RPM, DEB, or IPK), the
 :ref:`do_package_write_* <ref-tasks-package_write_deb>`
 task creates the actual packages and places them in the Package Feed
-area, which is ``${TMPDIR}/deploy``. You can see the "`Package
-Feeds <#package-feeds-dev-environment>`__" section for more detail on
+area, which is ``${TMPDIR}/deploy``. You can see the
+":ref:`overview-manual/concepts:package feeds`" section for more detail on
 that part of the build process.
 
 .. note::
@@ -1119,7 +1121,7 @@ and
 :ref:`ref-tasks-populate_sdk_ext`
 tasks use these key variables to help create the list of packages to
 actually install. For information on the variables listed in the figure,
-see the "`Application Development SDK <#sdk-dev-environment>`__"
+see the ":ref:`overview-manual/concepts:application development sdk`"
 section.
 
 The ``do_populate_sdk`` task helps create the standard SDK and handles
@@ -1147,8 +1149,8 @@ For each task that completes successfully, BitBake writes a stamp file
 into the :term:`STAMPS_DIR`
 directory. The beginning of the stamp file's filename is determined by
 the :term:`STAMP` variable, and the end
-of the name consists of the task's name and current `input
-checksum <#overview-checksums>`__.
+of the name consists of the task's name and current :ref:`input
+checksum <overview-manual/concepts:checksums (signatures)>`.
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -1165,10 +1167,10 @@ file does not exist, the task is rerun.
 .. note::
 
    The stamp mechanism is more general than the shared state (sstate)
-   cache mechanism described in the "`Setscene Tasks and Shared
-   State <#setscene-tasks-and-shared-state>`__" section. BitBake avoids
-   rerunning any task that has a valid stamp file, not just tasks that
-   can be accelerated through the sstate cache.
+   cache mechanism described in the
+   ":ref:`overview-manual/concepts:setscene tasks and shared state`" section.
+   BitBake avoids rerunning any task that has a valid stamp file, not just
+   tasks that can be accelerated through the sstate cache.
 
    However, you should realize that stamp files only serve as a marker
    that some work has been done and that these files do not record task
@@ -1271,7 +1273,8 @@ Images
 
 The images produced by the build system are compressed forms of the root
 filesystem and are ready to boot on a target device. You can see from
-the `general workflow figure <#general-workflow-figure>`__ that BitBake
+the :ref:`general workflow figure
+<overview-manual/concepts:openembedded build system concepts>` that BitBake
 output, in part, consists of images. This section takes a closer look at
 this output:
 
@@ -1327,7 +1330,8 @@ current configuration.
 Application Development SDK
 ---------------------------
 
-In the `general workflow figure <#general-workflow-figure>`__, the
+In the :ref:`general workflow figure
+<overview-manual/concepts:openembedded build system concepts>`, the
 output labeled "Application Development SDK" represents an SDK. The SDK
 generation process differs depending on whether you build an extensible
 SDK (e.g. ``bitbake -c populate_sdk_ext`` imagename) or a standard SDK
@@ -1357,8 +1361,8 @@ can initialize the environment before using the tools.
       your own SDK installer.
 
    -  For background information on cross-development toolchains in the
-      Yocto Project development environment, see the "`Cross-Development
-      Toolchain Generation <#cross-development-toolchain-generation>`__"
+      Yocto Project development environment, see the
+      ":ref:`overview-manual/concepts:cross-development toolchain generation`"
       section.
 
    -  For information on setting up a cross-development environment, see
@@ -1773,10 +1777,10 @@ through this setting in the ``bitbake.conf`` file:
    BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER ?= "OEBasicHash"
 
 The "OEBasicHash" ``BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER`` is the same
-as the "OEBasic" version but adds the task hash to the `stamp
-files <#stamp-files-and-the-rerunning-of-tasks>`__. This results in any
-metadata change that changes the task hash, automatically causing the
-task to be run again. This removes the need to bump
+as the "OEBasic" version but adds the task hash to the :ref:`stamp
+files <overview-manual/concepts:stamp files and the rerunning of tasks>`. This
+results in any metadata change that changes the task hash, automatically causing
+the task to be run again. This removes the need to bump
 :term:`PR` values, and changes to metadata
 automatically ripple across the build.
 
@@ -1901,9 +1905,10 @@ The following list explains the previous example:
 
 
 -  The ``do_deploy[stamp-extra-info] = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"`` line appends
-   extra metadata to the `stamp
-   file <#stamp-files-and-the-rerunning-of-tasks>`__. In this case, the
-   metadata makes the task specific to a machine's architecture. See
+   extra metadata to the :ref:`stamp
+   file <overview-manual/concepts:stamp files and the rerunning of tasks>`. In
+   this case, the metadata makes the task specific to a machine's architecture.
+   See
    ":ref:`bitbake:bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-execution:the task list`"
    section in the BitBake User Manual for more information on the
    ``stamp-extra-info`` flag.
diff --git a/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst b/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst
index 011a479578..6d1dbfcc72 100644
--- a/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst
+++ b/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ these tarballs gives you a snapshot of the released files.
 
    -  The recommended method for setting up the Yocto Project
       :term:`Source Directory` and the files
-      for supported BSPs (e.g., ``meta-intel``) is to use `Git <#git>`__
+      for supported BSPs (e.g., ``meta-intel``) is to use
+      :ref:`overview-manual/development-environment:git`
       to create a local copy of the upstream repositories.
 
    -  Be sure to always work in matching branches for both the selected
@@ -214,7 +215,8 @@ Git Workflows and the Yocto Project
 ===================================
 
 Developing using the Yocto Project likely requires the use of
-`Git <#git>`__. Git is a free, open source distributed version control
+:ref:`overview-manual/development-environment:git`.
+Git is a free, open source distributed version control
 system used as part of many collaborative design environments. This
 section provides workflow concepts using the Yocto Project and Git. In
 particular, the information covers basic practices that describe roles
@@ -382,11 +384,10 @@ commands.
 Repositories, Tags, and Branches
 --------------------------------
 
-As mentioned briefly in the previous section and also in the "`Git
-Workflows and the Yocto
-Project <#gs-git-workflows-and-the-yocto-project>`__" section, the Yocto
-Project maintains source repositories at :yocto_git:`/`. If you
-look at this web-interface of the repositories, each item is a separate
+As mentioned briefly in the previous section and also in the
+":ref:`overview-manual/development-environment:git workflows and the yocto project`"
+section, the Yocto Project maintains source repositories at :yocto_git:`/`.
+If you look at this web-interface of the repositories, each item is a separate
 Git repository.
 
 Git repositories use branching techniques that track content change (not
diff --git a/documentation/overview-manual/intro.rst b/documentation/overview-manual/intro.rst
index bd247dd45c..a2afe77564 100644
--- a/documentation/overview-manual/intro.rst
+++ b/documentation/overview-manual/intro.rst
@@ -14,17 +14,16 @@ information suitable for a new Yocto Project user.
 
 The following list describes what you can get from this manual:
 
--  `Introducing the Yocto Project <#overview-yp>`__\ *:* This chapter
-   provides an introduction to the Yocto Project. You will learn about
-   features and challenges of the Yocto Project, the layer model,
+-  :ref:`overview-manual/yp-intro:introducing the yocto project`\ *:*
+   This chapter provides an introduction to the Yocto Project. You will learn
+   about features and challenges of the Yocto Project, the layer model,
    components and tools, development methods, the
    :term:`Poky` reference distribution, the
    OpenEmbedded build system workflow, and some basic Yocto terms.
 
--  `The Yocto Project Development
-   Environment <#overview-development-environment>`__\ *:* This chapter
-   helps you get started understanding the Yocto Project development
-   environment. You will learn about open source, development hosts,
+-  :ref:`overview-manual/development-environment:the yocto project development environment`\ *:*
+   This chapter helps you get started understanding the Yocto Project
+   development environment. You will learn about open source, development hosts,
    Yocto Project source repositories, workflows using Git and the Yocto
    Project, a Git primer, and information about licensing.
 
diff --git a/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst b/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst
index b01b4e6a8f..fca02e4cec 100644
--- a/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst
+++ b/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst
@@ -96,18 +96,18 @@ Project:
    of your design instead of adopting decisions enforced by some system
    software provider.
 
--  *Uses a Layer Model:* The Yocto Project `layer
-   infrastructure <#the-yocto-project-layer-model>`__ groups related
-   functionality into separate bundles. You can incrementally add these
-   grouped functionalities to your project as needed. Using layers to
+-  *Uses a Layer Model:* The Yocto Project :ref:`layer
+   infrastructure <overview-manual/yp-intro:the yocto project layer model>`
+   groups related functionality into separate bundles. You can incrementally
+   add these grouped functionalities to your project as needed. Using layers to
    isolate and group functionality reduces project complexity and
    redundancy, allows you to easily extend the system, make
    customizations, and keep functionality organized.
 
 -  *Supports Partial Builds:* You can build and rebuild individual
    packages as needed. Yocto Project accomplishes this through its
-   `shared-state cache <#shared-state-cache>`__ (sstate) scheme. Being
-   able to build and debug components individually eases project
+   :ref:`overview-manual/concepts:shared state cache` (sstate) scheme.
+   Being able to build and debug components individually eases project
    development.
 
 -  *Releases According to a Strict Schedule:* Major releases occur on a
@@ -155,8 +155,9 @@ developing using the Yocto Project:
    documents on the Yocto Project website.
 
 -  *Project Workflow Could Be Confusing:* The `Yocto Project
-   workflow <#overview-development-environment>`__ could be confusing if
-   you are used to traditional desktop and server software development.
+   workflow <overview-manual/development-environment:the yocto project development environment>`
+   could be confusing if you are used to traditional desktop and server
+   software development.
    In a desktop development environment, mechanisms exist to easily pull
    and install new packages, which are typically pre-compiled binaries
    from servers accessible over the Internet. Using the Yocto Project,
@@ -437,8 +438,8 @@ activities using the Yocto Project:
    Thanks to Pseudo, the Yocto Project never needs root privileges to
    build images for your target system.
 
-   You can read more about Pseudo in the "`Fakeroot and
-   Pseudo <#fakeroot-and-pseudo>`__" section.
+   You can read more about Pseudo in the
+   ":ref:`overview-manual/concepts:fakeroot and pseudo`" section.
 
 Open-Embedded Build System Components
 -------------------------------------
@@ -480,9 +481,9 @@ The following list consists of components associated with the
 
    Sharing a core set of metadata results in Poky as an integration
    layer on top of OE-Core. You can see that in this
-   `figure <#yp-key-dev-elements>`__. The Yocto Project combines various
-   components such as BitBake, OE-Core, script "glue", and documentation
-   for its build system.
+   :ref:`figure <overview-manual/yp-intro:what is the yocto project?>`.
+   The Yocto Project combines various components such as BitBake, OE-Core,
+   script "glue", and documentation for its build system.
 
 Reference Distribution (Poky)
 -----------------------------
@@ -490,8 +491,8 @@ Reference Distribution (Poky)
 Poky is the Yocto Project reference distribution. It contains the
 :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System`
 (BitBake and OE-Core) as well as a set of metadata to get you started
-building your own distribution. See the
-`figure <#what-is-the-yocto-project>`__ in "What is the Yocto Project?"
+building your own distribution. See the figure in
+":ref:`overview-manual/yp-intro:what is the yocto project?`"
 section for an illustration that shows Poky and its relationship with
 other parts of the Yocto Project.
 
@@ -503,8 +504,9 @@ To use the Yocto Project tools and components, you can download
    Poky does not contain binary files. It is a working example of how to
    build your own custom Linux distribution from source.
 
-You can read more about Poky in the "`Reference Embedded Distribution
-(Poky) <#reference-embedded-distribution>`__" section.
+You can read more about Poky in the
+":ref:`overview-manual/yp-intro:reference embedded distribution (poky)`"
+section.
 
 Packages for Finished Targets
 -----------------------------
@@ -567,7 +569,7 @@ Linux.
 
 3. *CROPS:* The final and best solution available now for developing
    using the Yocto Project on a system not native to Linux is with
-   `CROPS <#gs-crops-overview>`__.
+   :ref:`CROPS <overview-manual/yp-intro:development tools>`.
 
 Development Methods
 ===================
@@ -727,7 +729,8 @@ Sato.
 One of the most powerful properties of Poky is that every aspect of a
 build is controlled by the metadata. You can use metadata to augment
 these base image types by adding metadata
-`layers <#the-yocto-project-layer-model>`__ that extend functionality.
+`layers <overview-manual/yp-intro:the yocto project layer model>` that extend
+functionality.
 These layers can provide, for example, an additional software stack for
 an image type, add a board support package (BSP) for additional
 hardware, or even create a new image type.
@@ -784,8 +787,8 @@ Following is a brief summary of the "workflow":
 7. The build system generates the file system image and a customized
    Extensible SDK (eSDK) for application development in parallel.
 
-For a very detailed look at this workflow, see the "`OpenEmbedded Build
-System Concepts <#openembedded-build-system-build-concepts>`__" section.
+For a very detailed look at this workflow, see the
+":ref:`overview-manual/concepts:openembedded build system concepts`" section.
 
 Some Basic Terms
 ================