Subject: bug#47566: 28.0.50; diff-hl should use `repeat-mode' ... and not `smartrep'

From: Juri Linkov <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 01:51:53 +0300

> This is what I was suggesting:
>
>     (defvar repeat-mode-helper
>       (defun repeat-mode-helper (map)
>[...]
>
> For those who don't want hints, they can use
>
>     (setq repeat-mode-helper #'ignore)

Thanks, this is a good idea.  Maybe the name is not the best one
since the word "helper" often means a place that provides some
utility functions.

Using the Emacs terminology, a better name would be 'repeat-mode-echo'.
I'll add such option soon.