Index: README.txt
===================================================================
--- README.txt	(revision 826df16ad0027a920254943793adf36c48239d7f)
+++ README.txt	(revision ab65f848693b96b871a88175e5fdf39315dd7684)
@@ -46,19 +46,28 @@
 
 
-Vulkan Instructions
+--------------------
+VULKAN INSTRUCTIOS
 --------------------
 
+Windows
+--------
+
+???
+
 Linux:
+--------
 
-Download the Vulkan SDK from ...
+sudo apt-get install libxcb1-dev xorg-dev libsdl2-dev libglm-dev
 
--Compile GLFW3 from source
- (cmake . && make && sudo make install)
+Download the vulkan sdk (make sure VULKAN_SDK_PATH in the makefile points to it)
 
--sudo apt-get install libxcb1-dev xorg-dev libsdl2-dev libglm-dev
+make vulkcangame && ./vulkangame
 
 OSX
+--------
 
-Download the vulkan sdk
+brew install sdl2 (might need 'brew install sdl2 --HEAD')
 
-Theoretically, installing sdl using "brew install sdl2 --HEAD" should give me the one with VUlkan support
+Download the vulkan sdk (make sure VULKAN_SDK_PATH in the makefile points to it)
+
+make vulkcangame && ./vulkangame
Index: makefile
===================================================================
--- makefile	(revision 826df16ad0027a920254943793adf36c48239d7f)
+++ makefile	(revision ab65f848693b96b871a88175e5fdf39315dd7684)
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 OS = $(shell uname)
 CC = g++
-CFLAGS = -std=c++11 -Wall -pedantic -rdynamic
+CFLAGS = -std=c++17 -Wall -pedantic -rdynamic
 # -rdynamic is to generate debug info for dynamic symbols on debian-based 
 # systems (tested on Linux Mint)
@@ -34,14 +34,28 @@
 	$(CC) $^ $(DEP) $(CFLAGS) -o $@
 
-# from the mac makefile
-#CXX_INCLUDES = -I/Users/dportnoy15/Development/vulkan-sdk-macos-1.1.108.0/macOS/include -I/usr/local/Cellar/sdl2/2.0.9_1/include/SDL2
-#LIBFLAGS =  -Wl,-rpath,$(VULKAN_SDK_PATH)/macOS/lib $(VULKAN_SDK_PATH)/macOS/lib/libvulkan.dylib -L/usr/local/Cellar/sdl2/2.0.9_1/lib -lSDL2
+CXX_FLAGS = -std=c++17 -Wall -pedantic # -O3 -rdynamic
 
-CXX_FLAGS = -std=c++17 -Wall -pedantic # -O3
+ifeq ($(OS),Darwin)
+	VULKAN_SDK_PATH = /Users/dportnoy15/Development/vulkan-sdk-macos-1.1.108.0/macOS
+endif
+ifeq ($(OS),Linux)
+	VULKAN_SDK_PATH = /home/dportnoy/Desktop/VulkanSDK/1.1.106.0/x86_64
+endif
 
-VULKAN_SDK_PATH = /home/dportnoy/Desktop/VulkanSDK/1.1.106.0/x86_64
+LIB_PATHS =  -I$(VULKAN_SDK_PATH)/include
+ifeq ($(OS),Darwin)
+	LIB_PATHS := -Wl,-rpath,$(VULKAN_SDK_PATH)/lib $(LIB_PATHS)
+endif
+ifeq ($(OS),Linux)
+	LIB_PATHS := -L$(VULKAN_SDK_PATH)/lib $(LIB_PATHS)
+endif
 
-LIB_PATHS = -L$(VULKAN_SDK_PATH)/lib -I$(VULKAN_SDK_PATH)/include
-LIBS = -lvulkan -lSDL2
+LIBS = -lSDL2
+ifeq ($(OS),Darwin)
+	LIBS := $(VULKAN_SDK_PATH)/lib/libvulkan.dylib $(LIBS)
+endif
+ifeq ($(OS),Linux)
+	LIBS := -lvulkan $(LIBS)
+endif
 
 LIB_FLAGS = $(LIB_PATHS) $(LIBS)