[R] dev-lang/R-3.1.0: biocLite("vsn") removes all files in /

[jwd]

On Sun, 18 May 2014 07:16:46 +0200
Juergen Rose <rose at rz.uni-potsdam.de> wrote:

What disappeared are links and three files.  The links are recreatable,
although they would be better placed in user space rather than
under /.  Of the three files, the *bz2 appears to be part of a Gentoo
release, the second a grub configuration backup - not needed, and the
last a log file.  While the locaton of these files and links might be
an idiosyncrasy of the Linux distribution you are using, most
distributions are inherently more careful in configuration.  You should
get into the habit of creating a user with more limited scope than root
and learn to use "su" and "sudo" if you need super-user rights.
Working from root could seriously imperil your system and your work's
integrity.  

JWDougherty