The startup process looks like this right now:

  * (at the C level) look for any environment variables affecting
    startup (GNC_BOOTSTRAP_SCM, GNC_SCM_LOAD_PATH, GNC_RUN_AS_SHELL).

  * load the desired bootstrap file (either the default
    sharedir/scm/bootstrap.scm, or the override).  This sets up
    gnc:load, and minimal defaults.

  * (gnc:load "startup.scm")

  * setup the default config-vars (including the ones that represent
    the command-line options).

  * parse the command line

  * load the system config if we haven't already (there's a
    command-line option to load the file earlier,
    --load-system-config)

  * load the user's ~/gnucash/config.user if it exists, otherwise
    load the user's ~/gnucash/config.auto if it exists.

config.auto is where we'll eventually spit out UI selected prefs.

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