So let me see if I get this. The build process runs a huge autoconf etc., then compiles from C code a proto-emacs, which is then executed and loads up a bunch o

So let me see if I get this. The build process runs a huge autoconf etc., then compiles from C code a proto-emacs, which is then executed and loads up a bunch of Lisp code, then a (self-described as) ugly hack is used to dump that running program (including the loaded Lispy-bits) as a new executable, which is your editor? Wow.