README and Version for 1.1.0-RC8

Marlin/Version.h

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   /**
    * Marlin release version identifier
    */
-  #define SHORT_BUILD_VERSION "1.1.0-RC7"
+  #define SHORT_BUILD_VERSION "1.1.0-RC8"
 
   /**
    * Verbose version identifier which should contain a reference to the location
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
    * here we define this default string as the date where the latest release
    * version was tagged.
    */
-  #define STRING_DISTRIBUTION_DATE "2016-07-31 12:00"
+  #define STRING_DISTRIBUTION_DATE "2016-12-06 12:00"
 
   /**
    * Required minimum Configuration.h and Configuration_adv.h file versions.

README.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Additional documentation can be found at [The Marlin Documentation Project](https://www.marlinfw.org/).
 Please test this firmware and inform us if it misbehaves in any way, volunteers are standing by!
 
-## Release Candidate -- Marlin 1.1.0-RC7 - 31 July 2016
+## Release Candidate -- Marlin 1.1.0-RC8 - 6 Dec 2016
 
 __Not for production use – use with caution!__
 
@@ -14,6 +14,27 @@ You can download earlier versions of Marlin on the [Releases page](https://githu
 The latest Release Candidate lives in the ["RC" branch](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/tree/RC). Bugs that we find in the current Release Candidate are patched in the ["RCBugFix" branch](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/tree/RCBugFix), so during beta testing this is where you can always find the latest code on its way towards release.
 
 ## Recent Changes
+- RC8 - 06 Dec 2016
+  - Major performance improvement for Graphical LCDs
+  - Simplified probe configuration
+  - Enable Auto Bed Leveling by type
+  - Reduce serial communication errors
+  - Make Bilinear (Mesh) Grid Leveling available for non-delta
+  - Support for Trinamic TMC2130 SilentStepStick SPI-based drivers
+  - Add `M211` to Enable/Disable Software Endstops
+  - Add `M355` to turn the case light on/off and set brightness
+  - Improved I2C class with full master/slave support
+  - Add `G38.2` `G38.3` command option for CNC style probing
+  - Add `MINIMUM_STEPPER_PULSE` option to adjust step pulse duration
+  - Add `R` parameter support for `G2`/`G3`
+  - Add `M43` optional command (`PINS_DEBUGGING`)
+  - Remove SCARA axis scaling
+  - Improved sanity checking of configuration
+  - Improved support for PlatformIO and command-line build
+  - Usable `DELTA_CALIBRATION_MENU`
+  - Support for Printrbot Rev.F
+  - New and updated languages
+
 - RC7 - 31 Jul 2016
   - Add Print Job Timer and Print Counter (`PRINTCOUNTER`)
   - New `M600` Filament Change (`FILAMENT_CHANGE_FEATURE`)