4 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/qcommon/common.c b/src/qcommon/common.c
index d8216b15..74df47ba 100644
--- a/src/qcommon/common.c
+++ b/src/qcommon/common.c
@@ -1533,6 +1533,7 @@ void Com_InitHunkMemory( void ) {
 
 	// allocate the stack based hunk allocator
 	cv = Cvar_Get( "com_hunkMegs", DEF_COMHUNKMEGS_S, CVAR_LATCH | CVAR_ARCHIVE );
+	Cvar_SetDescription(cv, "The size of the hunk memory segment");
 
 	// if we are not dedicated min allocation is 56, otherwise min is 1
 	if (com_dedicated && com_dedicated->integer) {
diff --git a/src/qcommon/cvar.c b/src/qcommon/cvar.c
index 93ab6ae8..336f45b0 100644
--- a/src/qcommon/cvar.c
+++ b/src/qcommon/cvar.c
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ cvar_t *Cvar_Get( const char *var_name, const char *var_value, int flags ) {
 	var->integer = atoi(var->string);
 	var->resetString = CopyString( var_value );
 	var->validate = qfalse;
+	var->description = NULL;
 
 	// link the variable in
 	var->next = cvar_vars;
@@ -490,6 +491,10 @@ void Cvar_Print( cvar_t *v ) {
 	if ( v->latchedString ) {
 		Com_Printf( "latched: \"%s\"\n", v->latchedString );
 	}
+
+	if ( v->description ) {
+		Com_Printf( "%s\n", v->description );
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1121,6 +1126,8 @@ cvar_t *Cvar_Unset(cvar_t *cv)
 		Z_Free(cv->latchedString);
 	if(cv->resetString)
 		Z_Free(cv->resetString);
+	if(cv->description)
+		Z_Free(cv->description);
 
 	if(cv->prev)
 		cv->prev->next = cv->next;
@@ -1292,6 +1299,23 @@ void Cvar_CheckRange( cvar_t *var, float min, float max, qboolean integral )
 
 /*
 =====================
+Cvar_SetDescription
+=====================
+*/
+void Cvar_SetDescription( cvar_t *var, const char *var_description )
+{
+	if( var_description && var_description[0] != '\0' )
+	{
+		if( var->description != NULL )
+		{
+			Z_Free( var->description );
+		}
+		var->description = CopyString( var_description );
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+=====================
 Cvar_Register
 
 basically a slightly modified Cvar_Get for the interpreted modules
diff --git a/src/qcommon/q_shared.h b/src/qcommon/q_shared.h
index 9de2d8f2..259300ed 100644
--- a/src/qcommon/q_shared.h
+++ b/src/qcommon/q_shared.h
@@ -979,6 +979,7 @@ struct cvar_s {
 	qboolean	integral;
 	float			min;
 	float			max;
+	char			*description;
 
 	cvar_t *next;
 	cvar_t *prev;
diff --git a/src/qcommon/qcommon.h b/src/qcommon/qcommon.h
index 5ee2c7c9..98d1f1ec 100644
--- a/src/qcommon/qcommon.h
+++ b/src/qcommon/qcommon.h
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@ char	*Cvar_InfoString_Big( int bit );
 // in their flags ( CVAR_USERINFO, CVAR_SERVERINFO, CVAR_SYSTEMINFO, etc )
 void	Cvar_InfoStringBuffer( int bit, char *buff, int buffsize );
 void Cvar_CheckRange( cvar_t *cv, float minVal, float maxVal, qboolean shouldBeIntegral );
+void Cvar_SetDescription( cvar_t *var, const char *var_description );
 
 void	Cvar_Restart(qboolean unsetVM);
 void	Cvar_Restart_f( void );