Awesome. Thanks. I'm sure it will help save some confusion for new users as well. I know I could have just deleted the file myself, but I appreciate your work in making it a little more user friendly.

I didn't realize that was supposed to happen. My symlink to the file was deleted, so it is functioning properly. Perhaps remove it from the download and check/remove existing files? Or make a release note explaining the removal of the file. I didn't see any notes in the changelog regarding the old addon.

Thanks for the clarification. I have been keeping a copy stored in addons_extern[github.com], so I just removed that file entirely with a commit note.

I also wouldn't have the script save user prefs without consent. It should be entirely in the user's control, and that script took that away. I believe a changelog note would be best, considering it's in bold on the website.

I just want to bring this to the attention of whoever develops io_smd_tools. This error is caused by not having bl_info in the file. I am asking for this to be fixed upstream because the error is absurdly annoying when I have to look at console output, only to be drowned out by "bad performance" errors for this single file. I have no issue editing the file myself, but it would be good if maintainers could fix this for good.