}
        }
 
-       if (!advice_status_hints)
+       if (!s->hints)
                return;
        if (s->whence != FROM_COMMIT)
                ;
        const char *c = color(WT_STATUS_HEADER, s);
 
        status_printf_ln(s, c, _("Changes to be committed:"));
-       if (!advice_status_hints)
+       if (!s->hints)
                return;
        if (s->whence != FROM_COMMIT)
                ; /* NEEDSWORK: use "git reset --unresolve"??? */
        const char *c = color(WT_STATUS_HEADER, s);
 
        status_printf_ln(s, c, _("Changes not staged for commit:"));
-       if (!advice_status_hints)
+       if (!s->hints)
                return;
        if (!has_deleted)
                status_printf_ln(s, c, _("  (use \"git add <file>...\" to update what will be committed)"));
 {
        const char *c = color(WT_STATUS_HEADER, s);
        status_printf_ln(s, c, "%s:", what);
-       if (!advice_status_hints)
+       if (!s->hints)
                return;
        status_printf_ln(s, c, _("  (use \"git %s <file>...\" to include in what will be committed)"), how);
        status_printf_ln(s, c, "");
 {
        if (has_unmerged(s)) {
                status_printf_ln(s, color, _("You have unmerged paths."));
-               if (advice_status_hints)
+               if (s->hints)
                        status_printf_ln(s, color,
                                _("  (fix conflicts and run \"git commit\")"));
        } else {
                status_printf_ln(s, color,
                        _("All conflicts fixed but you are still merging."));
-               if (advice_status_hints)
+               if (s->hints)
                        status_printf_ln(s, color,
                                _("  (use \"git commit\" to conclude merge)"));
        }
        if (state->am_empty_patch)
                status_printf_ln(s, color,
                        _("The current patch is empty."));
-       if (advice_status_hints) {
+       if (s->hints) {
                if (!state->am_empty_patch)
                        status_printf_ln(s, color,
                                _("  (fix conflicts and then run \"git am --continue\")"));
                else
                        status_printf_ln(s, color,
                                         _("You are currently rebasing."));
-               if (advice_status_hints) {
+               if (s->hints) {
                        status_printf_ln(s, color,
                                _("  (fix conflicts and then run \"git rebase --continue\")"));
                        status_printf_ln(s, color,
                else
                        status_printf_ln(s, color,
                                         _("You are currently rebasing."));
-               if (advice_status_hints)
+               if (s->hints)
                        status_printf_ln(s, color,
                                _("  (all conflicts fixed: run \"git rebase --continue\")"));
        } else if (split_commit_in_progress(s)) {
                else
                        status_printf_ln(s, color,
                                         _("You are currently splitting a commit during a rebase."));
-               if (advice_status_hints)
+               if (s->hints)
                        status_printf_ln(s, color,
                                _("  (Once your working directory is clean, run \"git rebase --continue\")"));
        } else {
                else
                        status_printf_ln(s, color,
                                         _("You are currently editing a commit during a rebase."));
-               if (advice_status_hints && !s->amend) {
+               if (s->hints && !s->amend) {
                        status_printf_ln(s, color,
                                _("  (use \"git commit --amend\" to amend the current commit)"));
                        status_printf_ln(s, color,
                                        const char *color)
 {
        status_printf_ln(s, color, _("You are currently cherry-picking."));
-       if (advice_status_hints) {
+       if (s->hints) {
                if (has_unmerged(s))
                        status_printf_ln(s, color,
                                _("  (fix conflicts and run \"git cherry-pick --continue\")"));
 {
        status_printf_ln(s, color, _("You are currently reverting commit %s."),
                         find_unique_abbrev(state->revert_head_sha1, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
-       if (advice_status_hints) {
+       if (s->hints) {
                if (has_unmerged(s))
                        status_printf_ln(s, color,
                                _("  (fix conflicts and run \"git revert --continue\")"));
        else
                status_printf_ln(s, color,
                                 _("You are currently bisecting."));
-       if (advice_status_hints)
+       if (s->hints)
                status_printf_ln(s, color,
                        _("  (use \"git bisect reset\" to get back to the original branch)"));
        wt_status_print_trailer(s);
                }
        } else if (s->commitable)
                status_printf_ln(s, GIT_COLOR_NORMAL, _("Untracked files not listed%s"),
-                       advice_status_hints
+                       s->hints
                        ? _(" (use -u option to show untracked files)") : "");
 
        if (s->verbose)
                else if (s->nowarn)
                        ; /* nothing */
                else if (s->workdir_dirty) {
-                       if (advice_status_hints)
+                       if (s->hints)
                                printf(_("no changes added to commit "
                                         "(use \"git add\" and/or \"git commit -a\")\n"));
                        else
                                printf(_("no changes added to commit\n"));
                } else if (s->untracked.nr) {
-                       if (advice_status_hints)
+                       if (s->hints)
                                printf(_("nothing added to commit but untracked files "
                                         "present (use \"git add\" to track)\n"));
                        else
                                printf(_("nothing added to commit but untracked files present\n"));
                } else if (s->is_initial) {
-                       if (advice_status_hints)
+                       if (s->hints)
                                printf(_("nothing to commit (create/copy files "
                                         "and use \"git add\" to track)\n"));
                        else
                                printf(_("nothing to commit\n"));
                } else if (!s->show_untracked_files) {
-                       if (advice_status_hints)
+                       if (s->hints)
                                printf(_("nothing to commit (use -u to show untracked files)\n"));
                        else
                                printf(_("nothing to commit\n"));