install multiple modules at once using CPAN

ruqui has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Is it possible to install multiple modules using CPAN? I've tried:

perl -MCPAN -e 'install DBIx::Transaction File::Basename::Object'

but I get this error:

Can't locate object method "Transaction" via package "DBIx" at -e line 1

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Re: install multiple modules at once using CPAN by stefbv (Priest) on Aug 25, 2014 at 17:46 UTC
Use the cpan script: `% cpan DBIx::Transaction File::Basename::Object` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: install multiple modules at once using CPAN by jellisii2 (Hermit) on Aug 25, 2014 at 17:19 UTC
DBIx::Transaction exists, so the first thing I'd ask after is "Can you install anything else via CPAN?" Full output from the CPAN transaction might be helpful.	[reply]
Re^2: install multiple modules at once using CPAN by ruqui (Acolyte) on Aug 25, 2014 at 17:22 UTC
The problem happens when I try to install both modules in the same command, it works ok if I install them separately using two commands. I want to know if there's something wrong with the syntax I've used (see my first post), or the problem is that CPAN can't handle multiple installations at once.	[reply]
Re^3: install multiple modules at once using CPAN by Anonymous Monk on Aug 25, 2014 at 20:02 UTC
The problem is the syntax (see perlintro). Its like writing `$ perl -le " print foo bar " Can't locate object method "foo" via package "bar" (perhaps you forgot + to load "bar"?) at -e line 1. $ perl -e "warn foo bar " Can't locate object method "foo" via package "bar" (perhaps you forgot + to load "bar"?) at -e line 1. $ perl -e "warn bar->foo " Can't locate object method "foo" via package "bar" (perhaps you forgot + to load "bar"?) at -e line 1.` [download] arguments to functions need to be seperated by commas, and strings should generally be quoted If you had quoted them Read more... (3 kB) And it says A comma is missing.	[reply] [d/l] [select]