Apply default after having checked the given config target is valid

}

$config{target} = $target;

delete $table{$base_target}->{template}; # or the next test will fail.

my %target = ( %{$table{$base_target}}, resolve_config($target) );

my %target = resolve_config($target);

&usage if (!%target || $target{template});

# Set up defaults

my %target = ( %{$table{$base_target}}, %target );

$target{exe_extension}="";

$target{exe_extension}=".exe" if ($config{target} eq "DJGPP"

                                  || $config{target} =~ /^(?:Cygwin|mingw)/);