From 7582f8442322a9f0b42d0960652b3ce2d6daf30c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 23:07:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] gnus-msg.el (gnus-msg-mail): Use `message-mail' if Gnus isn't
 running.

---
 lisp/gnus/ChangeLog   |  3 +++
 lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el | 30 +++++++++++++++++-------------
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
index 6ce85227e0b..ce40019487a 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2012-02-09  Lars Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
+	* gnus-msg.el (gnus-msg-mail): Use `message-mail' if Gnus isn't
+	running.
+
 	* nnimap.el (nnimap-wait-for-response): Minor fixup of message string.
 
 	* gnus.el (gnus-server-extend-method): Don't add an -address component
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el
index cb5460f3ecf..f92dc5e91d0 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el
@@ -478,22 +478,26 @@ Thank you for your help in stamping out bugs.
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun gnus-msg-mail (&optional to subject other-headers continue
-		      switch-action yank-action send-actions return-action)
+				switch-action yank-action send-actions return-action)
   "Start editing a mail message to be sent.
 Like `message-mail', but with Gnus paraphernalia, particularly the
-Gcc: header for archiving purposes."
+Gcc: header for archiving purposes.
+If Gnus isn't running, a plain `message-mail' setup is used
+instead."
   (interactive)
-  (let ((buf (current-buffer))
-	mail-buf)
-    (gnus-setup-message 'message
-      (message-mail to subject other-headers continue
-		    nil yank-action send-actions return-action))
-    (when switch-action
-      (setq mail-buf (current-buffer))
-      (switch-to-buffer buf)
-      (apply switch-action mail-buf nil)))
-  ;; COMPOSEFUNC should return t if succeed.  Undocumented ???
-  t)
+  (if (not (gnus-alive-p))
+      (message-mail)
+    (let ((buf (current-buffer))
+	  mail-buf)
+      (gnus-setup-message 'message
+	(message-mail to subject other-headers continue
+		      nil yank-action send-actions return-action))
+      (when switch-action
+	(setq mail-buf (current-buffer))
+	(switch-to-buffer buf)
+	(apply switch-action mail-buf nil))
+      ;; COMPOSEFUNC should return t if succeed.  Undocumented ???
+      t)))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun gnus-button-mailto (address)
-- 
2.39.2