> > > > There's also my Emacs config: https://github.com/genehack/emacs (the Perl > > stuff is mostly in etc/perl.el) > > Okay, this looks good but I don't know how to install it. I have a .emacs > file and a .emacs.d directory in my home directory; you have an init.el file > and bin, etc, and share directories. Can you give me the idiot's guide? :) > If you're using Emacs 24.x, your init file should be .emacs.d/init.el. You should be able to just copy and paste stuff from my config into there and restart Emacs. Some of the config is dependent on packages, which you can install from MELPA or ELPA.
We're sort of skating on the edge of on-topic for Perl beginners here, so if what I'm saying doesn't make sense, you may want to look for basic resources on Emacs customization and start there. chrs, john.