"Rodrigo Severo" <rodrigo@fabricadeideias.com> writes:
I believe this modification also fixes the difference between code and final comment for Egypt: the comment says transitions should be at 0:00 except for 1995 but the current code does otherwise.
Actually, the current code says "23:00s", which is 00:00 the next day. It uses "23:00s" rather than "24:00" because older versions of the tz package didn't support "24:00".
Hammad, could you send us some info about the final, definitive alteration?
Yes, that would be helpful, especially exactly what time of day the clocks are supposed to be moved back. It won't be final until the crescent moon is sighted that day, alas. But given the semi-official prediction, and the fact that the change takes effect this weekend, I think we can change the tz database now; if we're off by a day, we can change it later. Here's a proposed patch. I read my copy of the Egyptian Gazette from <http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/> but this looks like a fairly temporary URL so I omitted it from the database. Also, I'm assuming this is a one-time thing since the first day of Ramadan doesn't necessarily occur near the start of autumn. Thanks for the heads-up, Hammad. --- africa 2006/04/03 14:07:14 2006.3 +++ africa 2006/09/13 21:02:25 2006.3.0.1 @@ -211,7 +211,16 @@ Rule Egypt 1990 1994 - May 1 1:00 1:00 # IATA (after 1990) says transitions are at 0:00. # Go with IATA starting in 1995, except correct 1995 entry from 09-30 to 09-29. Rule Egypt 1995 max - Apr lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S -Rule Egypt 1995 max - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 - +Rule Egypt 1995 2005 - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 - +# From Hammad Hassan (2006-09-13), quoting The Egyptian Gazette (2006-09-10), +# issue no. 41,083, page 1, column 1: +# Egypt will switch back to the winter time on the eve of the first day of +# the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, expected to start this year on Sept. 24.... +# "Clocks will be turned back starting from the night on which Darul Ifta ... +# announces sighting the crescent of the month of Ramadan,..." Magdi Radi, +# the Cabinet spokesman, said yesterday. +Rule Egypt 2006 only - Sep 24 0:00 0 - +Rule Egypt 2007 max - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:00 - LMT 1900 Oct