* mail/rmailsum.el (rmail-summary-rmail-update): Call linum-update

by hand, if necessary (Bug#4878).

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 04fff3dfcc1..0d7829302fd 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-11-07  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
+
+        * mail/rmailsum.el (rmail-summary-rmail-update): Call linum-update
+        by hand, if necessary (Bug#4878).
+
 2009-11-06  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
 
         * buff-menu.el (Buffer-menu-buffer+size): Use display property to
diff --git a/lisp/mail/rmailsum.el b/lisp/mail/rmailsum.el
index 09e6329a230..8aeee4fa7ad 100644
--- a/lisp/mail/rmailsum.el
+++ b/lisp/mail/rmailsum.el
@@ -965,7 +965,12 @@ Search, the `unseen' attribute is restored.")
                     (select-window owin))
                 (if (buffer-name rmail-buffer)
                     (with-current-buffer rmail-buffer
-                      (rmail-show-message msg-num t))))))
+                      (rmail-show-message msg-num t))))
+              ;; In linum mode, the message buffer must be specially
+              ;; updated (Bug#4878).
+              (and (fboundp 'linum-update)
+                   (buffer-name rmail-buffer)
+                   (linum-update rmail-buffer))))
         (rmail-summary-update-highlight nil)))))
 
 (defun rmail-summary-save-buffer ()