diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bf6a657..f33ae0e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@ tmp/
 .gemini/
 GEMINI.md
 AGENTS.md
+
+# --- Temp macOS files
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/odev.sh b/odev.sh
index dc5227d..c67c49d 100755
--- a/odev.sh
+++ b/odev.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 # Run odev using the virtualenv if available, otherwise fallback to system python3
 # for compatibility with older running installations of odev.
 
+resolve_path() {
+    realpath "$1" 2>/dev/null || readlink -f "$1"
+}
+
 for interpreter in ~/.config/odev/venv/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python3; do
     if [ -x "$interpreter" ]; then
-        SCRIPT_PATH=$(readlink -f "$0")
+        SCRIPT_PATH=$(resolve_path "$0")
         exec "$interpreter" "$(dirname "$SCRIPT_PATH")/main.py" "$@"
         exit $?
     fi
diff --git a/odev/_version.py b/odev/_version.py
index 62a0d42..387935d 100644
--- a/odev/_version.py
+++ b/odev/_version.py
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 # or merged change.
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-__version__ = "4.29.4"
+__version__ = "4.29.5"