When building building inside the processor, the building get deleted and layed down as an item. However when packing the processor these items get lost. It would be nice if they could be spilled out of the processor, so they don't are lost.
Inside a processor, combinators are supposed to be nearly free. This allow to be able to modify a configuration in space exploration in navigation mode. So i don't care about the creation or destruction of a combinator. The combinators are so cheap that it does not have impact on the gameplay. They are free when your in navigation mode in space exploration.