Bring master up to date with gs9.56.0 relase branch

Update strings, dates and versions for 9.56.0 release branch

And initial changelog/news entries

Update copyright year in doc files.

Fix GS_PRODUCT string (missing space)

Update release notes: thread safety PSD/ICC profiles

Corrections to release notes.

Date for 9.56.0 RC1

Dates etc for 9.56.0 RC2

Dates and product string for 9.56.0 release

14 files changed, 28 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/man/dvipdf.1 b/man/dvipdf.1
index ad5e144ab..a1ff49c95 100644
--- a/man/dvipdf.1
+++ b/man/dvipdf.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH DVIPDF 1 "27 September 2021" 9.55.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
+.TH DVIPDF 1 "29 March 2022" 9.56.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
 .SH NAME
 dvipdf \- Convert TeX DVI file to PDF using ghostscript and dvips
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ and any options from the command-line.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 gs(1), dvips(1)
 .SH VERSION
-This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.
+This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.56.0.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Artifex Software, Inc. are the
 primary maintainers of Ghostscript.
diff --git a/man/gs.1 b/man/gs.1
index 360ba1216..76116447b 100644
--- a/man/gs.1
+++ b/man/gs.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH GS 1 "27 September 2021" 9.55.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
+.TH GS 1 "29 March 2022" 9.56.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
 .SH NAME
 gs \- Ghostscript (PostScript and PDF language interpreter and previewer)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ The various Ghostscript document files (above), especially \fBUse.htm\fR.
 See http://bugs.ghostscript.com/ and the Usenet news group 
 comp.lang.postscript.
 .SH VERSION
-This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.
+This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.56.0.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Artifex Software, Inc. are the primary maintainers
 of Ghostscript.
diff --git a/man/gslp.1 b/man/gslp.1
index 1c9ae9213..f36fc02a8 100644
--- a/man/gslp.1
+++ b/man/gslp.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH GSLP 1 "27 September 2021" 9.55.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
+.TH GSLP 1 "29 March 2022" 9.56.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
 .SH NAME
 gslp \- Format and print text using ghostscript
 .br
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Also, the string %# in a heading or footing is replaced with the page #.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 gs(1)
 .SH VERSION
-This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.
+This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.56.0.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Artifex Software, Inc. are the
 primary maintainers of Ghostscript.
diff --git a/man/gsnd.1 b/man/gsnd.1
index 527399704..0f438e6ab 100644
--- a/man/gsnd.1
+++ b/man/gsnd.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH GSND 1 "27 September 2021" 9.55.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
+.TH GSND 1 "29 March 2022" 9.56.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
 .SH NAME
 gsnd \- Run ghostscript (PostScript and PDF engine) without display
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ flag, followed by any other arguments from the command-line.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 gs(1)
 .SH VERSION
-This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.
+This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.56.0.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Artifex Software, Inc. are the
 primary maintainers of Ghostscript.
diff --git a/man/pdf2dsc.1 b/man/pdf2dsc.1
index 0ad190357..90425ecdc 100644
--- a/man/pdf2dsc.1
+++ b/man/pdf2dsc.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PDF2DSC 1 "27 September 2021" 9.55.0 "Ghostscript Tools" \" -*- nroff -*-
+.TH PDF2DSC 1 "29 March 2022" 9.56.0 "Ghostscript Tools" \" -*- nroff -*-
 .SH NAME
 pdf2dsc \- generate a PostScript page list of a PDF document
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ Ghostscript since release 3.53.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 gs(1), ghostview(1)
 .SH VERSION
-This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.
+This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.56.0.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Yves Arrouye <yves.arrouye@usa.net> and Russell Lang gsview at ghostgum.com.au
diff --git a/man/pdf2ps.1 b/man/pdf2ps.1
index 1e40e3f40..3875ed944 100644
--- a/man/pdf2ps.1
+++ b/man/pdf2ps.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PDF2PS 1 "27 September 2021" 9.55.0 "Ghostscript Tools" \" -*- nroff -*-
+.TH PDF2PS 1 "29 March 2022" 9.56.0 "Ghostscript Tools" \" -*- nroff -*-
 .SH NAME
 pdf2ps \- Ghostscript PDF to PostScript translator
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LanguageLevel 3 in the output.
 Run "\fBgs -h\fR" to find the location of Ghostscript documentation on your
 system, from which you can get more details.
 .SH VERSION
-This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.
+This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.56.0.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Artifex Software, Inc. are the
 primary maintainers of Ghostscript.
diff --git a/man/pf2afm.1 b/man/pf2afm.1
index 65e2be5a6..942051c66 100644
--- a/man/pf2afm.1
+++ b/man/pf2afm.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PF2AFM 1 "27 September 2021" 9.55.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
+.TH PF2AFM 1 "29 March 2022" 9.56.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
 .SH NAME
 pf2afm \- Make an AFM file from Postscript (PFB/PFA/PFM) font files using ghostscript
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ gs(1)
 .br
 pf2afm.ps in the Ghostscript lib directory.
 .SH VERSION
-This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.
+This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.56.0.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Artifex Software, Inc. are the
 primary maintainers of Ghostscript.
diff --git a/man/pfbtopfa.1 b/man/pfbtopfa.1
index 0979113e4..64f0d9b6b 100644
--- a/man/pfbtopfa.1
+++ b/man/pfbtopfa.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PFBTOPFA 1 "27 September 2021" 9.55.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
+.TH PFBTOPFA 1 "29 March 2022" 9.56.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
 .SH NAME
 pfbtopfa \- Convert Postscript .pfb fonts to .pfa format using ghostscript
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ to convert a .pfb file into a .pfa file.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 gs(1)
 .SH VERSION
-This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.
+This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.56.0.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Artifex Software, Inc. are the
 primary maintainers of Ghostscript.
diff --git a/man/printafm.1 b/man/printafm.1
index 95030353a..ce3433bec 100644
--- a/man/printafm.1
+++ b/man/printafm.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PRINTAFM 1 "27 September 2021" 9.55.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
+.TH PRINTAFM 1 "29 March 2022" 9.56.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
 .SH NAME
 printafm \- Print the metrics from a Postscript font in AFM format using ghostscript
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Output goes to stdout.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 gs(1)
 .SH VERSION
-This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.
+This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.56.0.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Artifex Software, Inc. are the
 primary maintainers of Ghostscript.
diff --git a/man/ps2ascii.1 b/man/ps2ascii.1
index 670d541ac..fe5ed7e63 100644
--- a/man/ps2ascii.1
+++ b/man/ps2ascii.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PS2ASCII 1 "27 September 2021" 9.55.0 "Ghostscript Tools" \" -*- nroff -*-
+.TH PS2ASCII 1 "29 March 2022" 9.56.0 "Ghostscript Tools" \" -*- nroff -*-
 .SH NAME
 ps2ascii \- Ghostscript translator from PostScript or PDF to ASCII
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ system, from which you can get more details.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 pstotext(1), http://www.research.digital.com/SRC/virtualpaper/pstotext.html
 .SH VERSION
-This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.
+This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.56.0.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Artifex Software, Inc. are the
 primary maintainers of Ghostscript.
diff --git a/man/ps2epsi.1 b/man/ps2epsi.1
index ff8a1f12d..0b369f06e 100644
--- a/man/ps2epsi.1
+++ b/man/ps2epsi.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PS2EPSI 1 "27 September 2021" 9.55.0 "Ghostscript Tools" \" -*- nroff -*-
+.TH PS2EPSI 1 "29 March 2022" 9.56.0 "Ghostscript Tools" \" -*- nroff -*-
 .SH NAME
 ps2epsi \- generate conforming Encapsulated PostScript
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ps2epsi.ps>the Ghostscript program which does the work
 .SH SEE ALSO
 gs (1)
 .SH VERSION
-This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.
+This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.56.0.
 However, the content may be obsolete, or inconsistent with ps2epsi.txt.
 .SH AUTHOR
 George Cameron
diff --git a/man/ps2pdf.1 b/man/ps2pdf.1
index a11872006..afe43e1a9 100644
--- a/man/ps2pdf.1
+++ b/man/ps2pdf.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PS2PDF 1 "27 September 2021" 9.55.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
+.TH PS2PDF 1 "29 March 2022" 9.56.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
 .SH NAME
 ps2pdf \- Convert PostScript to PDF using ghostscript
 .br
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ VectorDevices.htm in the Ghostscript documentation
 See http://bugs.ghostscript.com/ and the Usenet news group
 comp.lang.postscript.
 .SH VERSION
-This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.
+This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.56.0.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Artifex Software, Inc. are the
 primary maintainers of Ghostscript.
diff --git a/man/ps2pdfwr.1 b/man/ps2pdfwr.1
index b59c2ca3f..0798717bb 100644
--- a/man/ps2pdfwr.1
+++ b/man/ps2pdfwr.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PS2PDFWR 1 "27 September 2021" 9.55.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
+.TH PS2PDFWR 1 "29 March 2022" 9.56.0 Ghostscript \" -*- nroff -*-
 .SH NAME
 ps2pdfwr \- Convert PostScript to PDF without specifying CompatibilityLevel, using ghostscript
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ scripts all invoke this one with the addition of the respective compatibility le
 .SH SEE ALSO
 gs(1), ps2pdf(1)
 .SH VERSION
-This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.
+This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.56.0.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Artifex Software, Inc. are the
 primary maintainers of Ghostscript.
diff --git a/man/ps2ps.1 b/man/ps2ps.1
index b76556aac..b46368725 100644
--- a/man/ps2ps.1
+++ b/man/ps2ps.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PS2PS 1 "27 September 2021" 9.55.0 "Ghostscript Tools" \" -*- nroff -*-
+.TH PS2PS 1 "29 March 2022" 9.56.0 "Ghostscript Tools" \" -*- nroff -*-
 .SH NAME
 ps2ps, eps2eps \- Ghostscript PostScript "distiller"
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ system, from which you can get more details.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 ps2pdf(1), ps2ascii(1), ps2epsi(1)
 .SH VERSION
-This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.
+This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.56.0.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Artifex Software, Inc. are the 
 primary maintainers of Ghostscript.