In perl.git, the branch blead has been updated

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- Log -----------------------------------------------------------------
commit 4785dbbbbdbecfbb35c3e3539fec20384b0fc91b
Merge: ef8977576f ee155a4919
Author: Sawyer X <[email protected]>
Date:   Tue Dec 20 20:29:09 2016 +0100

    Merge branch 'release-5.25.8' into blead

commit ee155a491947e3524243994320d7e60f9332bcaf
Author: Sawyer X <[email protected]>
Date:   Tue Dec 20 17:46:10 2016 +0100

    add new release to perlhist

M       pod/perlhist.pod

commit 16cd1e01cef0b4152e945b0d774972896a0990f3
Author: Sawyer X <[email protected]>
Date:   Tue Dec 20 17:27:02 2016 +0100

    Pod typos

M       pod/perldelta.pod

commit 107db2273e9b2a5d3f5ab0592b13ab4b8d86d9ff
Author: Sawyer X <[email protected]>
Date:   Tue Dec 20 17:23:29 2016 +0100

    Update perldelta for 5.25.8

M       pod/perldelta.pod

commit 79ca97c02ecf16ab527686f10351da9e5808d245
Author: Sawyer X <[email protected]>
Date:   Tue Dec 20 16:55:34 2016 +0100

    Update Module::CoreList for 5.25.8

M       dist/Module-CoreList/Changes
M       dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary of changes:
 dist/Module-CoreList/Changes                |   3 +
 dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm | 160 ++++++++++++-
 pod/perldelta.pod                           | 345 +++++-----------------------
 pod/perlhist.pod                            |   1 +
 4 files changed, 214 insertions(+), 295 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes b/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes
index 1d3d71f614..c739a077d2 100644
--- a/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes
+++ b/dist/Module-CoreList/Changes
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+5.20161220
+  - Updated for v5.25.8
+
 5.20161120
   - Updated for v5.25.7
 
diff --git a/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm 
b/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm
index c26b76136d..f61914ff42 100644
--- a/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm
+++ b/dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ sub changes_between {
     5.025005 => '2016-09-20',
     5.025006 => '2016-10-20',
     5.025007 => '2016-11-20',
-    5.025008 => '????-??-??',
+    5.025008 => '2016-12-20',
   );
 
 for my $version ( sort { $a <=> $b } keys %released ) {
@@ -13385,14 +13385,155 @@ for my $version ( sort { $a <=> $b } keys %released 
) {
     5.025008 => {
         delta_from => 5.025007,
         changed => {
+            'Archive::Tar'          => '2.24',
+            'Archive::Tar::Constant'=> '2.24',
+            'Archive::Tar::File'    => '2.24',
+            'B::Debug'              => '1.24',
+            'B::Op_private'         => '5.025008',
+            'Config'                => '5.025008',
+            'Data::Dumper'          => '2.166',
+            'Encode'                => '2.88',
+            'Encode::Alias'         => '2.21',
+            'Encode::CN::HZ'        => '2.08',
+            'Encode::MIME::Header'  => '2.24',
+            'Encode::MIME::Name'    => '1.02',
+            'Encode::Unicode'       => '2.1501',
+            'IO'                    => '1.38',
+            'Locale::Codes'         => '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::Constants'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::Country'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::Country_Codes'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::Country_Retired'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::Currency'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::Currency_Codes'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::Currency_Retired'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::LangExt'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::LangExt_Codes'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::LangExt_Retired'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::LangFam'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::LangFam_Codes'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::LangFam_Retired'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::LangVar'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::LangVar_Codes'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::LangVar_Retired'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::Language'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::Language_Codes'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::Language_Retired'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::Script' => '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::Script_Codes'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Codes::Script_Retired'=> '3.42',
+            'Locale::Country'       => '3.42',
+            'Locale::Currency'      => '3.42',
+            'Locale::Language'      => '3.42',
+            'Locale::Script'        => '3.42',
+            'Math::BigFloat'        => '1.999806',
+            'Math::BigFloat::Trace' => '0.47',
+            'Math::BigInt'          => '1.999806',
+            'Math::BigInt::Calc'    => '1.999806',
+            'Math::BigInt::CalcEmu' => '1.999806',
+            'Math::BigInt::FastCalc'=> '0.5005',
+            'Math::BigInt::Lib'     => '1.999806',
+            'Math::BigInt::Trace'   => '0.47',
+            'Math::BigRat'          => '0.2611',
             'Module::CoreList'      => '5.20161220',
             'Module::CoreList::TieHashDelta'=> '5.20161220',
             'Module::CoreList::Utils'=> '5.20161220',
+            'POSIX'                 => '1.76',
+            'PerlIO::scalar'        => '0.25',
+            'Pod::Simple'           => '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::BlackBox' => '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::Checker'  => '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::Debug'    => '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::DumpAsText'=> '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::DumpAsXML'=> '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::HTML'     => '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::HTMLBatch'=> '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::LinkSection'=> '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::Methody'  => '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::Progress' => '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::PullParser'=> '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::PullParserEndToken'=> '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::PullParserStartToken'=> '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::PullParserTextToken'=> '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::PullParserToken'=> '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::RTF'      => '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::Search'   => '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::SimpleTree'=> '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::Text'     => '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::TextContent'=> '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::TiedOutFH'=> '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::Transcode'=> '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::TranscodeDumb'=> '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::TranscodeSmart'=> '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::XHTML'    => '3.35',
+            'Pod::Simple::XMLOutStream'=> '3.35',
+            'Test2'                 => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::API'            => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::API::Breakage'  => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::API::Context'   => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::API::Instance'  => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::API::Stack'     => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Event'          => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Event::Bail'    => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Event::Diag'    => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Event::Encoding'=> '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Event::Exception'=> '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Event::Generic' => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Event::Info'    => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Event::Note'    => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Event::Ok'      => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Event::Plan'    => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Event::Skip'    => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Event::Subtest' => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Event::TAP::Version'=> '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Event::Waiting' => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Formatter'      => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Formatter::TAP' => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Hub'            => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Hub::Interceptor'=> '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Hub::Interceptor::Terminator'=> '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Hub::Subtest'   => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::IPC'            => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::IPC::Driver'    => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::IPC::Driver::Files'=> '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Tools::Tiny'    => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Util'           => '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Util::ExternalMeta'=> '1.302073',
+            'Test2::Util::HashBase' => '0.002',
+            'Test2::Util::Trace'    => '1.302073',
+            'Test::Builder'         => '1.302073',
+            'Test::Builder::Formatter'=> '1.302073',
+            'Test::Builder::Module' => '1.302073',
+            'Test::Builder::Tester' => '1.302073',
+            'Test::Builder::Tester::Color'=> '1.302073',
+            'Test::Builder::TodoDiag'=> '1.302073',
+            'Test::More'            => '1.302073',
+            'Test::Simple'          => '1.302073',
+            'Test::Tester'          => '1.302073',
+            'Test::Tester::Capture' => '1.302073',
+            'Test::Tester::CaptureRunner'=> '1.302073',
+            'Test::Tester::Delegate'=> '1.302073',
+            'Test::use::ok'         => '1.302073',
+            'Time::HiRes'           => '1.9741',
+            'Time::Local'           => '1.25',
+            'Unicode::Collate'      => '1.19',
+            'Unicode::Collate::CJK::Big5'=> '1.19',
+            'Unicode::Collate::CJK::GB2312'=> '1.19',
+            'Unicode::Collate::CJK::JISX0208'=> '1.19',
+            'Unicode::Collate::CJK::Korean'=> '1.19',
+            'Unicode::Collate::CJK::Pinyin'=> '1.19',
+            'Unicode::Collate::CJK::Stroke'=> '1.19',
+            'Unicode::Collate::CJK::Zhuyin'=> '1.19',
+            'Unicode::Collate::Locale'=> '1.19',
+            'bigint'                => '0.47',
+            'bignum'                => '0.47',
+            'bigrat'                => '0.47',
+            'encoding'              => '2.19',
+            'ok'                    => '1.302073',
         },
         removed => {
         }
     },
-
 );
 
 sub is_core
@@ -14096,6 +14237,13 @@ sub is_core
         removed => {
         }
     },
+    5.025008 => {
+        delta_from => 5.025007,
+        changed => {
+        },
+        removed => {
+        }
+    },
 );
 
 %deprecated = _undelta(\%deprecated);
@@ -14311,6 +14459,7 @@ sub is_core
     'Math::BigInt::Calc'    => 'cpan',
     'Math::BigInt::CalcEmu' => 'cpan',
     'Math::BigInt::FastCalc'=> 'cpan',
+    'Math::BigInt::Lib'     => 'cpan',
     'Math::BigInt::Trace'   => 'cpan',
     'Math::BigRat'          => 'cpan',
     'Math::Complex'         => 'cpan',
@@ -14461,6 +14610,7 @@ sub is_core
     'Test2::Event'          => 'cpan',
     'Test2::Event::Bail'    => 'cpan',
     'Test2::Event::Diag'    => 'cpan',
+    'Test2::Event::Encoding'=> 'cpan',
     'Test2::Event::Exception'=> 'cpan',
     'Test2::Event::Generic' => 'cpan',
     'Test2::Event::Info'    => 'cpan',
@@ -14469,6 +14619,7 @@ sub is_core
     'Test2::Event::Plan'    => 'cpan',
     'Test2::Event::Skip'    => 'cpan',
     'Test2::Event::Subtest' => 'cpan',
+    'Test2::Event::TAP::Version'=> 'cpan',
     'Test2::Event::Waiting' => 'cpan',
     'Test2::Formatter'      => 'cpan',
     'Test2::Formatter::TAP' => 'cpan',
@@ -14479,6 +14630,7 @@ sub is_core
     'Test2::IPC'            => 'cpan',
     'Test2::IPC::Driver'    => 'cpan',
     'Test2::IPC::Driver::Files'=> 'cpan',
+    'Test2::Tools::Tiny'    => 'cpan',
     'Test2::Util'           => 'cpan',
     'Test2::Util::ExternalMeta'=> 'cpan',
     'Test2::Util::HashBase' => 'cpan',
@@ -14747,6 +14899,7 @@ sub is_core
     'Math::BigInt::Calc'    => undef,
     'Math::BigInt::CalcEmu' => undef,
     'Math::BigInt::FastCalc'=> undef,
+    'Math::BigInt::Lib'     => undef,
     'Math::BigInt::Trace'   => undef,
     'Math::BigRat'          => undef,
     'Math::Complex'         => undef,
@@ -14897,6 +15050,7 @@ sub is_core
     'Test2::Event'          => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
     'Test2::Event::Bail'    => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
     'Test2::Event::Diag'    => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
+    'Test2::Event::Encoding'=> 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
     'Test2::Event::Exception'=> 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
     'Test2::Event::Generic' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
     'Test2::Event::Info'    => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
@@ -14905,6 +15059,7 @@ sub is_core
     'Test2::Event::Plan'    => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
     'Test2::Event::Skip'    => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
     'Test2::Event::Subtest' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
+    'Test2::Event::TAP::Version'=> 
'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
     'Test2::Event::Waiting' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
     'Test2::Formatter'      => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
     'Test2::Formatter::TAP' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
@@ -14915,6 +15070,7 @@ sub is_core
     'Test2::IPC'            => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
     'Test2::IPC::Driver'    => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
     'Test2::IPC::Driver::Files'=> 
'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
+    'Test2::Tools::Tiny'    => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
     'Test2::Util'           => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
     'Test2::Util::ExternalMeta'=> 
'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
     'Test2::Util::HashBase' => 'http://github.com/Test-More/test-more/issues',
diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod
index 9bbbf3b40d..495be84a47 100644
--- a/pod/perldelta.pod
+++ b/pod/perldelta.pod
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 
 =head1 NAME
 
-[ this is a template for a new perldelta file.  Any text flagged as XXX needs
-to be processed before release. ]
-
 perldelta - what is new for perl v5.25.8
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -15,18 +12,8 @@ release.
 If you are upgrading from an earlier release such as 5.25.6, first read
 L<perl5257delta>, which describes differences between 5.25.6 and 5.25.7.
 
-=head1 Notice
-
-XXX Any important notices here
-
 =head1 Core Enhancements
 
-XXX New core language features go here.  Summarize user-visible core language
-enhancements.  Particularly prominent performance optimisations could go
-here, but most should go in the L</Performance Enhancements> section.
-
-[ List each enhancement as a =head2 entry ]
-
 =head2 New Hash Function For 64-bit Builds
 
 We have switched to a hybrid hash function to better balance
@@ -37,64 +24,8 @@ One At A Time Hard, and for longer keys we use Siphash 1-3. 
For very
 long keys this is a big improvement in performance. For shorter keys
 there is a modest improvement.
 
-=head1 Security
-
-XXX Any security-related notices go here.  In particular, any security
-vulnerabilities closed should be noted here rather than in the
-L</Selected Bug Fixes> section.
-
-[ List each security issue as a =head2 entry ]
-
-=head1 Incompatible Changes
-
-XXX For a release on a stable branch, this section aspires to be:
-
-    There are no changes intentionally incompatible with 5.XXX.XXX
-    If any exist, they are bugs, and we request that you submit a
-    report.  See L</Reporting Bugs> below.
-
-[ List each incompatible change as a =head2 entry ]
-
-=head1 Deprecations
-
-XXX Any deprecated features, syntax, modules etc. should be listed here.
-
-=head2 Module removals
-
-XXX Remove this section if inapplicable.
-
-The following modules will be removed from the core distribution in a
-future release, and will at that time need to be installed from CPAN.
-Distributions on CPAN which require these modules will need to list them as
-prerequisites.
-
-The core versions of these modules will now issue C<"deprecated">-category
-warnings to alert you to this fact.  To silence these deprecation warnings,
-install the modules in question from CPAN.
-
-Note that these are (with rare exceptions) fine modules that you are encouraged
-to continue to use.  Their disinclusion from core primarily hinges on their
-necessity to bootstrapping a fully functional, CPAN-capable Perl installation,
-not usually on concerns over their design.
-
-=over
-
-=item XXX
-
-XXX Note that deprecated modules should be listed here even if they are listed
-as an updated module in the L</Modules and Pragmata> section.
-
-=back
-
-[ List each other deprecation as a =head2 entry ]
-
 =head1 Performance Enhancements
 
-XXX Changes which enhance performance without changing behaviour go here.
-There may well be none in a stable release.
-
-[ List each enhancement as a =item entry ]
-
 =over 4
 
 =item * New Faster Hash Function on 64 bit builds
@@ -104,7 +35,7 @@ improve performance and security, especially for long keys.
 
 =item * readline is faster
 
-Reading from a file line-by-line with c<readline()> or C<< <> >> should
+Reading from a file line-by-line with C<readline()> or C<< E<lt>E<gt> >> should
 now typically be faster due to a better implementation of the code that
 searches for the next newline character.
 
@@ -112,155 +43,90 @@ searches for the next newline character.
 
 =head1 Modules and Pragmata
 
-XXX All changes to installed files in F<cpan/>, F<dist/>, F<ext/> and F<lib/>
-go here.  If Module::CoreList is updated, generate an initial draft of the
-following sections using F<Porting/corelist-perldelta.pl>.  A paragraph summary
-for important changes should then be added by hand.  In an ideal world,
-dual-life modules would have a F<Changes> file that could be cribbed.
-
-[ Within each section, list entries as a =item entry ]
-
-=head2 New Modules and Pragmata
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
-
-XXX
-
-=back
-
 =head2 Updated Modules and Pragmata
 
 =over 4
 
 =item *
 
-L<XXX> has been upgraded from version A.xx to B.yy.
+L<Archive::Tar> has been upgraded from version 2.18 to 2.24.
 
 =item *
 
-L<Pod::Simple> has been upgraded from version 3.32 to 3.35.
+L<B::Debug> has been upgraded from version 1.23 to 1.24.
 
 =item *
 
-L<Test::Simple> has been upgraded from version 1.302067 to 1.302071.
-
-=back
-
-=head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata
-
-=over 4
+L<bignum> has been upgraded from version 0.43_01 to 0.47.
 
 =item *
 
-XXX
-
-=back
-
-=head1 Documentation
-
-XXX Changes to files in F<pod/> go here.  Consider grouping entries by
-file and be sure to link to the appropriate page, e.g. L<perlfunc>.
-
-=head2 New Documentation
-
-XXX Changes which create B<new> files in F<pod/> go here.
-
-=head3 L<XXX>
-
-XXX Description of the purpose of the new file here
-
-=head2 Changes to Existing Documentation
-
-XXX Changes which significantly change existing files in F<pod/> go here.
-However, any changes to F<pod/perldiag.pod> should go in the L</Diagnostics>
-section.
-
-=head3 L<XXX>
-
-=over 4
+L<Data::Dumper> has been upgraded from version 2.165 to 2.166.
 
 =item *
 
-XXX Description of the change here
+L<Encode> has been upgraded from version 2.86 to 2.88.
 
-=back
+=item *
 
-=head1 Diagnostics
+L<encoding> has been upgraded from version 2.18 to 2.19.
 
-The following additions or changes have been made to diagnostic output,
-including warnings and fatal error messages.  For the complete list of
-diagnostic messages, see L<perldiag>.
+=item *
 
-XXX New or changed warnings emitted by the core's C<C> code go here.  Also
-include any changes in L<perldiag> that reconcile it to the C<C> code.
+L<IO> has been upgraded from version 1.37 to 1.38.
 
-=head2 New Diagnostics
+=item *
 
-XXX Newly added diagnostic messages go under here, separated into New Errors
-and New Warnings
+L<Locale::Codes> has been upgraded from version 3.40 to 3.42.
 
-=head3 New Errors
+=item *
 
-=over 4
+L<Math::BigInt> has been upgraded from version 1.999727 to 1.999806.
 
 =item *
 
-XXX L<message|perldiag/"message">
+L<Math::BigInt::FastCalc> has been upgraded from version 0.42 to 0.5005.
 
-=back
+=item *
 
-=head3 New Warnings
-
-=over 4
+L<Math::BigRat> has been upgraded from version 0.260804 to 0.2611.
 
 =item *
 
-XXX L<message|perldiag/"message">
+L<Module::CoreList> has been upgraded from version 5.20161120 to 5.20161220.
 
-=back
+=item *
 
-=head2 Changes to Existing Diagnostics
+L<PerlIO::scalar> has been upgraded from version 0.24 to 0.25.
 
-XXX Changes (i.e. rewording) of diagnostic messages go here
+=item *
 
-=over 4
+L<Pod::Simple> has been upgraded from version 3.32 to 3.35.
 
 =item *
 
-XXX Describe change here
+L<POSIX> has been upgraded from version 1.75 to 1.76.
 
-=back
+=item *
 
-=head1 Utility Changes
+L<Test::Simple> has been upgraded from version 1.302062 to 1.302073.
 
-XXX Changes to installed programs such as F<perlbug> and F<xsubpp> go here.
-Most of these are built within the directory F<utils>.
+=item *
 
-[ List utility changes as a =head2 entry for each utility and =item
-entries for each change
-Use L<XXX> with program names to get proper documentation linking. ]
+L<Time::HiRes> has been upgraded from version 1.9740_03 to 1.9741.
 
-=head2 L<XXX>
+=item *
 
-=over 4
+L<Time::Local> has been upgraded from version 1.24 to 1.25.
 
 =item *
 
-XXX
+L<Unicode::Collate> has been upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.19.
 
 =back
 
 =head1 Configuration and Compilation
 
-XXX Changes to F<Configure>, F<installperl>, F<installman>, and analogous tools
-go here.  Any other changes to the Perl build process should be listed here.
-However, any platform-specific changes should be listed in the
-L</Platform Support> section, instead.
-
-[ List changes as a =item entry ].
-
 =over 4
 
 =item *
@@ -287,142 +153,35 @@ this includes the following build options:
 
 =back
 
-=head1 Testing
-
-XXX Any significant changes to the testing of a freshly built perl should be
-listed here.  Changes which create B<new> files in F<t/> go here as do any
-large changes to the testing harness (e.g. when parallel testing was added).
-Changes to existing files in F<t/> aren't worth summarizing, although the bugs
-that they represent may be covered elsewhere.
-
-[ List each test improvement as a =item entry ]
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
-
-XXX
-
-=back
-
-=head1 Platform Support
-
-XXX Any changes to platform support should be listed in the sections below.
-
-[ Within the sections, list each platform as a =item entry with specific
-changes as paragraphs below it. ]
-
-=head2 New Platforms
-
-XXX List any platforms that this version of perl compiles on, that previous
-versions did not.  These will either be enabled by new files in the F<hints/>
-directories, or new subdirectories and F<README> files at the top level of the
-source tree.
-
-=over 4
-
-=item XXX-some-platform
-
-XXX
-
-=back
-
-=head2 Discontinued Platforms
-
-XXX List any platforms that this version of perl no longer compiles on.
-
-=over 4
-
-=item XXX-some-platform
-
-XXX
-
-=back
-
-=head2 Platform-Specific Notes
-
-XXX List any changes for specific platforms.  This could include configuration
-and compilation changes or changes in portability/compatibility.  However,
-changes within modules for platforms should generally be listed in the
-L</Modules and Pragmata> section.
-
-=over 4
-
-=item XXX-some-platform
-
-XXX
-
-=back
-
-=head1 Internal Changes
-
-XXX Changes which affect the interface available to C<XS> code go here.  Other
-significant internal changes for future core maintainers should be noted as
-well.
-
-[ List each change as a =item entry ]
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
-
-A new API function, C<sv_set_undef(sv)>, has been added. This is
-equivalent to C<sv_setsv(sv, &PL_sv_undef)>, but is more efficient.
-
-=back
-
-=head1 Selected Bug Fixes
-
-XXX Important bug fixes in the core language are summarized here.  Bug fixes in
-files in F<ext/> and F<lib/> are best summarized in L</Modules and Pragmata>.
-
-[ List each fix as a =item entry ]
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
-
-XXX
-
-=back
-
-=head1 Known Problems
-
-XXX Descriptions of platform agnostic bugs we know we can't fix go here.  Any
-tests that had to be C<TODO>ed for the release would be noted here.  Unfixed
-platform specific bugs also go here.
-
-[ List each fix as a =item entry ]
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
-
-XXX
-
-=back
-
-=head1 Errata From Previous Releases
-
-=over 4
-
-=item *
+=head1 Acknowledgements
 
-XXX Add anything here that we forgot to add, or were mistaken about, in
-the perldelta of a previous release.
+Perl 5.25.8 represents approximately 4 weeks of development since Perl 5.25.7
+and contains approximately 21,000 lines of changes across 500 files from 19
+authors.
 
-=back
+Excluding auto-generated files, documentation and release tools, there were
+approximately 18,000 lines of changes to 340 .pm, .t, .c and .h files.
 
-=head1 Obituary
+Perl continues to flourish into its third decade thanks to a vibrant community
+of users and developers. The following people are known to have contributed the
+improvements that became Perl 5.25.8:
 
-XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary
-here.
+Andy Lester, Aristotle Pagaltzis, Chad Granum, Chris 'BinGOs' Williams,
+Christian Hansen, Craig A. Berry, David Mitchell, Hugo van der Sanden, James E
+Keenan, J. Nick Koston, Karl Williamson, Matthew Horsfall, Niko Tyni, Petr
+Písař, Sawyer X, Steve Hay, Sullivan Beck, Tony Cook, Yves Orton.
 
-=head1 Acknowledgements
+The list above is almost certainly incomplete as it is automatically generated
+from version control history. In particular, it does not include the names of
+the (very much appreciated) contributors who reported issues to the Perl bug
+tracker.
 
-XXX Generate this with:
+Many of the changes included in this version originated in the CPAN modules
+included in Perl's core. We're grateful to the entire CPAN community for
+helping Perl to flourish.
 
-  perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.25.5..HEAD
+For a more complete list of all of Perl's historical contributors, please see
+the F<AUTHORS> file in the Perl source distribution.
 
 =head1 Reporting Bugs
 
diff --git a/pod/perlhist.pod b/pod/perlhist.pod
index 69547a082b..49c75f7e5e 100644
--- a/pod/perlhist.pod
+++ b/pod/perlhist.pod
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ the strings?).
  Stevan    5.25.5       2016-Sep-20
  Aaron     5.25.6       2016-Oct-20
  Chad      5.25.7       2016-Nov-20
+ Sawyer    5.25.8       2016-Dec-20
 
 =head2 SELECTED RELEASE SIZES
 

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