(define-skeleton ska-skel-perl-sub
  "Insert a perl subroutine with arguments."
  "Subroutine name: "
  "sub " str " {"
  \n "my (" ("Argument name: " "$" str ", ") -2 ") = @_;"
  "\n"
  \n _
  \n "}" '(progn (indent-according-to-mode) nil)
  \n)

##</code><code>##

(local-set-key '[(control b) (control s)]  'ska-skel-perl-sub)

##</code><code>##

 (setq cperl-mode-hook 
      '(lambda ()
                 ;; my keybindings
                 (ska-coding-keys cperl-mode-map)
                 (ska-cperl-mode-keys)
                 (auto-fill-mode 1)
                 ;; if you don't want tabs
                 ;;(setq indent-tabs-mode nil)
                 ;; full featured mode:
                 (setq cperl-hairy t)
                 ;; alternatively:
                 ;;(setq cperl-auto-newline-after-colon t)
                 ;;(setq cperl-electric-parens "({[")
                 (setq cperl-auto-newline t)
                 (setq cperl-electric-linefeed t)
                 ))


##</code><code>##

;;{{{ Programming Keys For All Modes
;;----------------------------------
(defun ska-coding-keys (map)
  "Sets the key bindings which shall be available in all programming
languages. Argument MAP is the local keymap (e.g. cperl-mode-map)."
  (define-key map '[(return)]                 'newline-and-indent)
  (define-key map '[(control b) (d)]          'chb-insert-debug-output)
  (define-key map '[(control b) (\;)]         'chb-comment-region-or-line)
  (define-key map '[(control b) (\:)]         'chb-uncomment-region-or-line)
  (define-key map '[(control b) (c)]          'chb-copy-and-comment-region-or-l
  )
;;}}}

;;{{{ Perl Mode
;;-------------
(require 'ska-skel-perl)
(defun ska-cperl-mode-keys ()
  "Setting local keybindings for major mode: perl."
  (local-set-key '[(meta tab)]               'hippie-expand)
  (local-set-key '[(control b) (control b)]  'executable-interpret)
  ;; skeletons and makros MIGHT use C-b C-s as prefix if they get too many
  (local-set-key '[(control b) (control f)]  'ska-skel-perl-file-loop)
  (local-set-key '[(control b) (control s)]  'ska-skel-perl-sub)
  (local-set-key '[(control b) (control i)]  'ska-skel-perl-prog-id)
  (local-set-key '[(control b) (control o)]  'ska-skel-perl-options)
  )
;;}}}

(require 'skeleton)
(define-skeleton ska-skel-perl-file-loop
  "Insert a typical perl file loop construct."
  "Variable name: "
  "my $" str " = new IO::File(\""
  (let ((fname (read-string "Filename-expression: ")))
    (concat fname "\") or die \"Couldn't open " fname ": $!\";"))
  \n "while(my $line=<$" str ">) {"
  \n "chomp($line);"
  \n "next if $line=~m/^\\s*$/;"
  \n "next if $line=~m/^\\#/;"
  "\n"
  \n _
  \n "}" '(progn (indent-according-to-mode) nil)
  \n "$" str "->close();"
  \n)

;; any other way to get a time format string?
(require 'time-stamp)
(define-skeleton ska-skel-perl-prog-id
  "Insert perl program identification."
  (nil)
  (insert-char ?# 60) \n
  "#" (insert-char ? 18) "PROGRAMM IDENTIFICATION" (insert-char ? 17)
  "#"\n
  (insert-char ?# 60) \n
  "my $program = \"" (file-name-nondirectory
                                          (file-name-sans-extension buffer-file
                                          "\";"\n
  "my $filedate=\"" (time-stamp-strftime "%y-%m-%d") "\";"\n
  "my $fileversion=\"0.01\";"\n
  "my $copyright = \"Copyright (C) " (substring (current-time-string) -4)
  " by Stefan Kamphausen\";"\n
  "my $title = \"$program $fileversion, $filedate - $copyright\";"
)

(define-skeleton ska-skel-perl-options
  "Insert perl program getopt stuff."
  (nil)
  (save-excursion
        (if (re-search-backward "^use" (beginning-of-buffer) t)
                (progn (end-of-line)
                           (newline-and-indent))
          (progn (beginning-of-buffer)
                         (while (string-match "^#" (char-to-string (char-after)
                           (forward-line))))
        (insert "use Getopt::Long;") 
    (indent-according-to-mode)
    (insert "\n")
        nil)
  (insert-char ?# 60) \n
  "#" (insert-char ? 26) "OPTIONS" (insert-char ? 25)
  "#"\n
  (insert-char ?# 60) \n
  "my $opt_help = 0;"\n
  "my $opt_version = 0;"\n
  "my $ret = GetOptions("\n
  "\"help!\","\n
  "\"version!\""\n
  ");"\n
)
;; This is the copyright holder
(if (boundp 'my-copyright-holder)
        (setq auto-insert-copyright my-copyright-holder)
  (setq auto-insert-copyright (user-full-name)))

(setq auto-insert-alist
          '(
((perl-mode . "Perl Program")
                 nil
                 "#! /usr/bin/perl -w\n\n"
                 "# File: " (file-name-nondirectory buffer-file-name) "\n"
                 "# Time-stamp: <>\n#\n"
                 "# Copyright (C) " (substring (current-time-string) -4)
                 " by " auto-insert-copyright "\n#\n"
                 "# Author: "(user-full-name) "\n#\n"
                 (progn (save-buffer)
                                (shell-command (format "chmod +x %s"
                                                                           (buffer-file-name)))
                                "")
                 "# Description:\n# " _ "\n"
                 )
                ;;}}}
                ;;{{{ Ruby Programm
                ((ruby-mode . "Ruby Program")
                 nil
                 "#! /usr/bin/env ruby\n\n"
                 "# File: " (file-name-nondirectory buffer-file-name) "\n"
                 "# Time-stamp: <>\n#\n"
                 "# Copyright (C) " (substring (current-time-string) -4)
                 " by " auto-insert-copyright "\n#\n"
                 "# Author: "(user-full-name) "\n#\n"
                 "# Description: " _ "\n#\n\n"
                 "class " (replace-in-string
                                   (upcase-initials (file-name-nondirectory
                                                                         (file-name-sans-extension buffer-file-name)))
                                   "_"
                                   "")
                 "\n"
                 "def initialize()" (progn (ruby-indent-command) "")
                 "\nend" (progn (ruby-indent-command) "")
                 "\n end" (progn (ruby-indent-command) "")
                 )
 ))


--- chb-utils missing here!!