From 039ada6d033a01fb98e5acdcf943d486625d940b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2022 08:54:54 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] * etc/NEWS: Document how to continue using 'linum'. 
 (Bug#58220)

---
 etc/NEWS | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index fc7d89719bc..536c7aa3198 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -457,6 +457,11 @@ performance, but the latter is closer to a drop-in replacement.
     ;; Alternatively, to use it only in programming modes:
     (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook #'nlinum-mode)
 
+3. To continue using the obsolete package 'linum', add this line to
+   your Init file, in addition to any existing customizations:
+
+    (require 'linum)
+
 ---
 ** The thumbs.el library is now obsolete.
 We recommend using 'M-x image-dired' instead.
-- 
2.39.2