Not just a nuisance learning to compile inside it, it's even more of a hassle learning to compile outside it.

Emacs is a fine operating system, but I prefer linux.

Did you check that program I linked, the Data Display Debugger? It's got all that good stuff you mention without an IDE. I find it essential for debugging any code that isn't my own.

So you can have an editor that's good at editing and a debugger that's good at debugging, instead of one glorious hole that's not really good at anything.