Run:
$ git clone https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/perfetto/ $ cd perfetto $ tools/install-build-deps --no-android --ui $ tools/gn gen out/debug --args='is_debug=true is_clang=true' $ tools/ninja -C out/debug ui
For more details on gn configs see Build Instructions.
To run the tests:
$ out/debug/ui_unittests $ out/debug/ui_tests
To run the tests in watch mode:
$ out/debug/ui_unittests --watch
Finally run:
$ ./ui/run-dev-server out/debug
and navigate to localhost:3000.