Upgrade the build engine to the latest version of SCons (4.8.0)

HISTORY.rst

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ test-driven methodologies, and modern toolchains for unrivaled success.
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 * Introduced the `PLATFORMIO_SYSTEM_TYPE <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/envvars.html#envvar-PLATFORMIO_SYSTEM_TYPE>`__ environment variable, enabling manual override of the detected system type for greater flexibility and control in custom build environments
+* Upgraded the build engine to the latest version of SCons (4.8.0) to improve build performance, reliability, and compatibility with other tools and systems (`release notes <https://github.com/SCons/scons/releases/tag/4.8.0>`__)
 * Upgraded the `Doctest <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/advanced/unit-testing/frameworks/doctest.html>`__ testing framework to version 2.4.11, the `GoogleTest <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/advanced/unit-testing/frameworks/doctest.html>`__ to version 1.15.2, and the `Unity <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/advanced/unit-testing/frameworks/unity.html>`__ to version 2.6.0, incorporating the latest features and improvements for enhanced testing capabilities
 * Corrected an issue where the incorrect public class was imported for the ``DoctestTestRunner`` (`issue #4949 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4949>`_)
 

platformio/dependencies.py

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def get_core_dependencies():
     return {
         "contrib-piohome": "~3.4.2",
         "contrib-pioremote": "~1.0.0",
-        "tool-scons": "~4.40700.0",
+        "tool-scons": "~4.40800.0",
         "tool-cppcheck": "~1.21100.0",
         "tool-clangtidy": "~1.150005.0",
         "tool-pvs-studio": "~7.18.0",