From e01a1bb6e04dabd4fff57060d13d672330d53c5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ian McEwen <mian@cyverse.org>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 21:27:53 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] add a warning on --ch-enable and --ch-disable, which should
 usually be avoided

---
 meshtastic/__main__.py | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/meshtastic/__main__.py b/meshtastic/__main__.py
index 7fd0dcb..4474966 100644
--- a/meshtastic/__main__.py
+++ b/meshtastic/__main__.py
@@ -721,6 +721,10 @@ def onConnected(interface):
             ch = interface.getNode(args.dest).channels[channelIndex]
 
             if args.ch_enable or args.ch_disable:
+                print(
+                    "Warning: --ch-enable and --ch-disable can produce noncontiguous channels, "
+                    "which can cause errors in some clients. Whenever possible, use --ch-add and --ch-del instead."
+                )
                 if channelIndex == 0:
                     meshtastic.util.our_exit(
                         "Warning: Cannot enable/disable PRIMARY channel."