Line numbers in buffer (non X-windows)

[micotine]

Hi,

Sorry for this oft repeated question but I think I need rather detailed
instructions. I run XEmacs 21.4 (patch 17) Solaris platform (server)
from Windows terminal emulator(Secure CRT).  I have custom.el file in
.xemacs folder which has only one line "(setq minibuffer-max-depth
nil)".

I want to get line numbers (something like "nl") before the text so
that I can make sense of the error messages. I do realize that there
are some packages but I am not sure what to do with them. Should I just
download them and put them in .xemacs folder or what? I would prefer
step but step instructions please.

thanks for assistance,

best,
mico