perlfaq nodetype faq_monk <P> Since Emacs version 19 patchlevel 22 or so, there have been both a perl-mode.el and support for the perl debugger built in. These should come with the standard Emacs 19 distribution. <P> In the perl source directory, you'll find a directory called ``emacs'', which contains a cperl-mode that color-codes keywords, provides context-sensitive help, and other nifty things. <P> Note that the perl-mode of emacs will have fits with <CODE>&quot;main'foo&quot;</CODE> (single quote), and mess up the indentation and hilighting. You should be using <CODE>&quot;main::foo&quot;</CODE> in new Perl code anyway, so this shouldn't be an issue. <P>