[WIP] Generalize @dmccoystephenson/proving-time-dot-h-problem to better demonstrate the problem of Ubuntu and Alpine having different behavior when attempting to compile C code that uses time.h

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Thanks for asking me to work on this. I will get started on it and keep this PR's description up to date as I form a plan and make progress.

Original description:

Generalize @dmccoystephenson/proving-time-dot-h-problem to better demonstrate the problem of Ubuntu and Alpine having different behavior when attempting to compile C code that uses time.h

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