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Configurations/00-base-templates.conf

@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ my %targets=(
 	shared_defines	=> [],
 	shared_ldflag	=> "",
 	shared_rcflag	=> "",
-	shared_extension	=> "",
 
 	#### Defaults for the benefit of the config targets who don't inherit
 	#### a BASE and assume Unix defaults
@@ -102,10 +101,10 @@ my %targets=(
                                      ? "ranlib" : "" },
         RC              => "windres",
 
-        shared_extension => ".so",
-
         build_scheme    => [ "unified", "unix" ],
         build_file      => "Makefile",
+
+        perl_platform   => 'Unix',
     },
 
     BASE_Windows => {
@@ -144,10 +143,10 @@ my %targets=(
         mtinflag        => "-manifest ",
         mtoutflag       => "-outputresource:",
 
-        shared_extension => ".dll",
-
         build_file      => "makefile",
         build_scheme    => [ "unified", "windows" ],
+
+        perl_platform   => 'Windows',
     },
 
     BASE_VMS => {
@@ -164,10 +163,10 @@ my %targets=(
                     return [ @incs ];
                 }),
 
-        shared_extension => ".exe",
-
         build_file       => "descrip.mms",
         build_scheme     => [ "unified", "VMS" ],
+
+        perl_platform    => 'VMS',
     },
 
     uplink_common => {