[gxml] Setting up for 0.8.0 release - pre-steps

[Daniel Espinosa Ortiz <despinosa src gnome org>]

commit 3ad35444f6d875cc408e44ff4cc15b5ff16e8ff6
Author: Daniel Espinosa <esodan gmail com>
Date:   Mon Jan 4 15:57:00 2016 -0600

    Setting up for 0.8.0 release - pre-steps

 NEWS         |   20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 configure.ac |    8 ++++----
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 44e7498..d092fd4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,24 @@
 =============
+Version 0.8.0
+=============
+
+This new version is API compatible with 0.6 series
+
+* Added SerializableValueList, SerializableBool, SerializableDouble, SerializableFloat,
+  SerializableInt, SerializableEnum, for nullable attributes to avoid them be in
+  XML file. All properties are based on new SerializableProperty interface.
+
+* Improved documentation
+
+* Added support for translations:
+  - Added Serbian    by  Мирослав Николић
+  - Added Spanish    by  Daniel Mustieles
+  - Added Portuguese by  Pedro Albuquerque
+  - Added Czech      by  Marek Černocký
+  - Added Polish     by  Piotr Drąg
+   
+
+=============
 Version 0.6.0
 =============
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 41561a4..ac3443a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 # Release Version
 m4_define([project_major_version], [0])
-m4_define([project_minor_version], [7])
-m4_define([project_micro_version], [4])
+m4_define([project_minor_version], [8])
+m4_define([project_micro_version], [0])
 m4_define([project_nano_version], [0])
 
 # LT_VERSION
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ m4_define([project_nano_version], [0])
 #     increment current and set revision to 0
 #   If public symbols have been added since last release, increment age
 #   If public symbols have been removed since last release, set age to 0
-m4_define([project_lt_current], [6])
+m4_define([project_lt_current], [8])
 m4_define([project_lt_revision], [0])
-m4_define([project_lt_age], [1])
+m4_define([project_lt_age], [0])
 
 # Combine numbers to various version variables (different uses)
 #   Display the nano_version only if it's not '0'