how often do you use Tornado IDE tools for vxworks programming

[王林 <wanglin@ihep.ac.cn>]

Hi All,
In brief, Tornado provides us a cross compiler(such as gcc) and some cross debug tools(such as CrossWind, Browser, WindShell, WindView and VxSim).
Because of the EPICS build system, we hardly need to run the Tornado IDE when develop EPICS applications for vxworks, and I was ever told that many Tornado tools have no use to us. However, the Tornado tools seem to be widely used in companies and universities by those Windows programmers who don't use EPICS, for example they use them to debug vxworks modules via WDB. So I am confused about how important the Tornado tools are, whether they are important for vxworks programming or only optional tools for programmers who like to use IDE.
Actually, I have only a little experience of vxworks, my question, how often do you use the Tornado IDE tools for vxworks programming? Often, a little, or never? For example, when develop and test EPICS drivers or EPICS core. 

Thanks,
Lin Wang