Carry tape

[David Vinayak Wallace <Gumby@MCC.COM>]

    Date: Sat, 11 Feb 89 14:53 EST
    From: barmar@Think.COM (Barry Margolin)

    I'd like to be able to answer one question about the translation of the
    directory name, perhaps a single question about creating the new
    top-level directory, and then not be bothered until it encounters a file
    that wasn't in that hierarchy.

What about writing a tar tape?  Your customers can load it with
tape:read-tar-tape.

They'll have to wrap a signal handler around the call, though.