Index: general/prog/vala.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/vala.xml	(revision c6f70325e5b44ca07f2011e3ca14d8da9bd9eb95)
+++ general/prog/vala.xml	(revision acd647bdab497172edbfdc3e6883ac98af6329be)
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
   <!ENTITY vala-download-http "&gnome-download-http;/vala/&vala-major-version;/vala-&vala-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY vala-download-ftp  "&gnome-download-ftp;/vala/&vala-major-version;/vala-&vala-version;.tar.xz">
-  <!ENTITY vala-md5sum        "6fb798d7d988e7838d4e7a0ee2ff4cb4">
+  <!ENTITY vala-md5sum        "d3482a6a077d8338fd736b6b2c87b876">
   <!ENTITY vala-size          "2.6 MB">
   <!ENTITY vala-buildsize     "114 MB (including tests)">
Index: introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
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--- introduction/welcome/changelog.xml	(revision c6f70325e5b44ca07f2011e3ca14d8da9bd9eb95)
+++ introduction/welcome/changelog.xml	(revision acd647bdab497172edbfdc3e6883ac98af6329be)
@@ -47,4 +47,12 @@
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to thunderbird-45.8.0. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;8978">#8978</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to vala-0.34.6. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;8982">#8982</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
           <para>[renodr] - Update to highlight-3.35 and make available to sysv.
           Fixes <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;8942">#8942</ulink>.</para>
Index: packages.ent
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--- packages.ent	(revision c6f70325e5b44ca07f2011e3ca14d8da9bd9eb95)
+++ packages.ent	(revision acd647bdab497172edbfdc3e6883ac98af6329be)
@@ -314,5 +314,5 @@
 <!ENTITY tk-version                   "8.6.6">
 <!ENTITY vala-major-version           "0.34">  <!-- even minors only -->
-<!ENTITY vala-version                 "&vala-major-version;.5">
+<!ENTITY vala-version                 "&vala-major-version;.6">
 <!ENTITY valgrind-version             "3.12.0">
 <!ENTITY yasm-version                 "1.3.0">
@@ -714,5 +714,5 @@
 <!ENTITY rox-filer-version            "2.11">
 <!ENTITY rxvt-unicode-version         "9.22">
-<!ENTITY thunderbird-version          "45.7.1">
+<!ENTITY thunderbird-version          "45.8.0">
 <!ENTITY tigervnc-version             "1.7.1">
 <!ENTITY transmission-version         "2.92">
Index: postlfs/security/gnutls.xml
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--- postlfs/security/gnutls.xml	(revision c6f70325e5b44ca07f2011e3ca14d8da9bd9eb95)
+++ postlfs/security/gnutls.xml	(revision acd647bdab497172edbfdc3e6883ac98af6329be)
@@ -162,5 +162,5 @@
 
     <para>
-      If you did not pass the <option>--enable-gtk-doc</option> parameter to
+      If you passed the <option>--enable-gtk-doc</option> parameter to
       the <command>configure</command> script, you can install the API
       documentation to the <filename
Index: xsoft/other/thunderbird.xml
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--- xsoft/other/thunderbird.xml	(revision c6f70325e5b44ca07f2011e3ca14d8da9bd9eb95)
+++ xsoft/other/thunderbird.xml	(revision acd647bdab497172edbfdc3e6883ac98af6329be)
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 <!--  <!ENTITY thunderbird-download-ftp "&mozilla-ftp;/thunderbird/releases/&thunderbird-version;/source/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;.source.tar.xz">-->
   <!ENTITY thunderbird-download-ftp " ">
-  <!ENTITY thunderbird-md5sum            "9c224fb8f37a2cf2c91c0ae014415b6a">
+  <!ENTITY thunderbird-md5sum            "4e04b1618273f946f00f8ea547578895">
   <!ENTITY thunderbird-size              "192 MB">
-  <!ENTITY thunderbird-buildsize         "3.7 GB (86 MB installed)">
-  <!ENTITY thunderbird-time              "10 SBU (with -j4, 34 SBU with -j1)">
+  <!ENTITY thunderbird-buildsize         "3.6 GB (85 MB installed)">
+  <!ENTITY thunderbird-time              "12 SBU (with -j4, about 34 SBU with -j1)">
 ]>
 
@@ -253,11 +253,4 @@
     </para>
 
-    <para>
-      If you have installed version 2.1.8 or newer of libevent, fix a file:
-    </para>
-
-<screen><userinput>sed -e s/_EVENT_SIZEOF/EVENT__SIZEOF/ \
-    -i mozilla/ipc/chromium/src/base/message_pump_libevent.cc</userinput></screen>
-
     <note><para>
       If you are compiling <application>Thunderbird</application> in chroot,
