[tor-bugs] #11445 [Tor]: Drop support for Windows XP

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#11445: Drop support for Windows XP
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 Reporter:  nickm                      |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                     |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                     |      Milestone:  Tor:
Component:  Tor                        |  0.2.6.x-final
 Keywords:  tor-relay windows cleanup  |        Version:
Parent ID:                             |  Actual Points:
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 Windows XP hit its end-of-life today.

 We should identify and drop support code for Windows XP.  This is mainly
 going to be a matter of identifying cases where we use LoadLibrary and
 GetProcAddress to find always-present-functions in always-present DLLs,
 and looking for opportunities to move from old busted APIs to fresh new
 ones.

 I'm making this a separate ticket from #11444 (removing support from pre-
 XP versions) since the timing on the two can be argued to be separate.
 Nonetheless, if we agree to do both at once, that might be clever.

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