1# TOOLS 2 3This directory contains debugging and investigation tools for V8. 4 5The contents are regularly mirrored to <http://v8.dev/tools>. 6 7## Local Development 8 9For local development you have to start a local webserver under <http://localhost:8000>: 10``` 11 cd tools/; 12 npm install; 13 ws; 14``` 15 16## Local Symbol Server 17 18The system-analyzer can symbolize profiles for local binaries by running a 19local symbol server 20``` 21 cd tools/; 22 ws --stack system-analyzer/lws-middleware.js lws-static cors; 23``` 24Note that the local symbol server will run `nm` and `objdump` and has access to 25your files.