patch 8.0.1072: :highlight command causes a redraw even when nothing changed commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/99433291b135094d9592c41f96d3ccd60073e2c1 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Fri Sep 8 12:37:47 2017 +0200 patch 8.0.1072: :highlight command causes a redraw even when nothing changed Problem: The :highlight command causes a redraw even when nothing changed. Solution: Only set "need_highlight_changed" when an attribute changed.

--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -770,6 +770,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1072,
+/**/
     1071,
 /**/
     1070,