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+" adapted from https://gist.github.com/jbolila/7598018
+let g:tagbar_type_perl = {
+    \ 'ctagstype'   : 'Perl',
+    \ 'kinds' : [
+        \ 'p:packages:1:0',
+        \ 'u:uses:1:0',
+        \ 'r:requires:1:0',
+        \ 'e:extends',
+        \ 'w:roles',
+        \ 'o:ours:1:0',
+        \ 'c:constants:1:0',
+        \ 'f:formats:1:0',
+        \ 'a:attributes',
+        \ 'm:methods',
+        \ 's:subroutines',
+        \ 'x:around',
+        \ 'l:aliases',
+        \ 'd:pod:1:0',
+    \ ],
+    \ 'deffile' : g:myvim . '/ctags/perl.cnf'
+\ }
+
+let g:tagbar_type_elixir = {
+  \ 'ctagstype' : 'Elixir',
+  \ 'kinds' : [
+    \ 'm:modules:1:0',
+    \ 'r:records',
+    \ 'f:functions',
+    \ 'a:macros',
+    \ 'o:operators',
+    \ 'p:protocols',
+    \ 'i:implementations',
+    \ 'd:delegates',
+    \ 'c:callbacks',
+    \ 'e:exceptions',
+  \ ],
+\ }