Cleanup pass and Linux build fixes

Makefile

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ else
     # Linux configuration
     SDK_LIB_EXT          = so
     LZFSE_LIB_NAME       = liblzfse.$(SDK_LIB_EXT)
-    PLIST_LIB_NAME       = libplist.$(SDK_LIB_EXT)
+    PLIST_LIB_NAME       = libplist-2.0.$(SDK_LIB_EXT)
     USD_LIB_NAME         = libdl_usd_ms.$(SDK_LIB_EXT)
     
     # Compiler settings
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ else
     
     # Linking flags
     LINKER_FLAGS         = $(ARCH_FLAGS) -fvisibility=hidden -O3 -Wl,-rpath,'$$ORIGIN' -Wl,-rpath,'$$ORIGIN/lib'
-    
+
     # Platform-specific libraries
-    PLIST_LIB            = -lplist
+    PLIST_LIB            = -lplist-2.0
 endif
 
 # Common include and library paths
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ $(OUTPUT_FILE): $(OBJECT_FILES)
 	@cp $(SDK_LIB_PATH)/$(SDK_LIB_FILE) $(BIN_DIR)/$(SDK_LIB_FILE)
 	@cp $(SDK_LIB_PATH)/$(USD_LIB_NAME) $(BIN_DIR)/$(USD_LIB_NAME)
 	@cp $(LZFSE_BUILD_DIR)/$(LZFSE_LIB_NAME) $(BIN_DIR)/$(LZFSE_LIB_NAME)
+    # The readlink command is essential here because shared libraries use symlinks for versioning, and we need to copy both the symlink and the actual library file it points to.
 	@cp $(PLIST_LIB_DIR)/$(PLIST_LIB_NAME) $(BIN_DIR)/
+	@PLIST_REAL_LIB=$$(readlink $(PLIST_LIB_DIR)/$(PLIST_LIB_NAME)) && cp $(PLIST_LIB_DIR)/$$PLIST_REAL_LIB $(BIN_DIR)/ && ln -sf $$PLIST_REAL_LIB $(BIN_DIR)/libplist-2.0.so.4
 	@echo "Build complete: $(OUTPUT_FILE)"
 
 # Add default target

README.md

@@ -90,11 +90,16 @@ install_name_tool -change /usr/local/lib/libplist-2.0.4.dylib @rpath/libplist-2.
 ## Linux 
 
 ```
+sudo apt update && sudo apt install autoconf automake libtool pkg-config -y
+apt -y install mesa-vulkan-drivers 
+apt -y install libgl1
+#apt install libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev -y
 mkdir workdir
-curl -LO https://downloads.bellarender.com/bella_engine_sdk-25.3.0-linux.tar.gz
+cd workdir
+wget https://downloads.bellarender.com/bella_engine_sdk-25.3.0-linux.tar.gz
 tar -xvf  bella_engine_sdk-25.3.0-linux.tar.gz
 git clone https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse
-mkdir lzfse/build
+mkdir -p lzfse/build
 cd lzfse/build
 cmake ..
 make -j4
@@ -109,19 +114,19 @@ git clone https://git.indoodle.com/oomer/oom.git
 git clone https://git.indoodle.com/oomer/vmax2bella.git
 cd vmax2bella
 make all -j4
+bin/Linux/release/vmax2bella --help
 ```
 
-## Windows (win10) 
-- [optional] Install https://git-scm.com
-
-- Download Visual Studio Community Edition 2022
+## Windows 
+- Download Visual Studio Community Edition
 - Run VisualStudioSetup.exe
 - Workload = [x] Desktop development with C++
 - Individual components = [x] Git For Windows
 
-#### x64 Developer console
+#### x64 Native Tools for VS
 ```
 mkdir workdir
+cd workdir
 curl -LO https://downloads.bellarender.com/bella_engine_sdk-25.3.0-win32.zip
 tar -xf bella_engine_sdk-25.3.0-win32.zip
 git clone https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse

vmax2bella.cpp

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ int DL_main(dl::Args& args) {
     args.add("li",  "licenseinfo",   "",   "prints license info");
 
     if (args.helpRequested()) {
-        std::cout << args.help("vmax2bella © 2025 Harvey Fong","vmax2bella", "1.0") << std::endl;
+        std::cout << args.help("vmax2bella © 2026 Harvey Fong","vmax2bella", "1.1") << std::endl;
         return 0;
     }