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A SATISFACTORY PERCENTAGE it will be synced back into this repo and
included in the next released version.
+## Building Gitea
+
+Generally, the go build tools are installed as-needed in the `Makefile`.
+An exception are the tools to build the CSS and images.
+
+- To build CSS: Install [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager)
+ with `npm` and then run `npm install` and `make stylesheets`.
+- To build Images: ImageMagick, inkscape and zopflipng binaries must be
+ available in your `PATH` to run `make generate-images`.
+
## Code review
Changes to Gitea must be reviewed before they are accepted, no matter who