From: Rudolf Polzer <divverent@alientrap.org>
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 16:42:46 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: clarify cvar_set() vs autocvars
X-Git-Tag: xonotic-v0.7.0~312^2~31
X-Git-Url: http://de.git.xonotic.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d932aa4920430f0f5bc5b1bec31cc86fc4d13eb8;p=xonotic%2Fxonotic-data.pk3dir.git

clarify cvar_set() vs autocvars
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diff --git a/qcsrc/dpdefs/dpextensions.qc b/qcsrc/dpdefs/dpextensions.qc
index 0acf262b1..114e84803 100644
--- a/qcsrc/dpdefs/dpextensions.qc
+++ b/qcsrc/dpdefs/dpextensions.qc
@@ -593,9 +593,11 @@ float(float a) tan = #475; // returns tangent value (which is simply sin(a)/cos(
 // string autocvar__cl_name;
 //NOTE: copying a string-typed autocvar to another variable/field, and then
 //changing the cvar or returning from progs is UNDEFINED. Writing to autocvar
-//globals is UNDEFINED.  Accessing autocvar globals after cvar_set()ing that
-//cvar in the same frame is IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED (an implementation may
-//either yield the previous, or the current, value). Whether autocvar globals,
+//globals is UNDEFINED. Accessing autocvar globals after changing that cvar in
+//the same frame by any means other than cvar_set() from the same QC VM is
+//IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED (an implementation may either yield the previous, or
+//the current, value). Changing them via cvar_set() in the same QC VM
+//immediately must reflect on the autocvar globals. Whether autocvar globals,
 //after restoring a savegame, have the cvar's current value, or the original
 //value at time of saving, is UNDEFINED. Restoring a savegame however must not
 //restore the cvar values themselves.