bug#24663: 24.5; doc string of `completion-at-point-functions'

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 13.10.2016 23:33, Drew Adams wrote:

> > > 1. It cannot be "THE" thing (or THE entity) at point.  Which one?
> >
> > The one at point.
>
> The symbol? word? file name? URL? ... (yes, ... - there are any
> number of kinds of things, most of which - nay, all of which -
> could be completed.

The code in the hooks decides that. In practice, it's a part of a major 
or a minor mode.

> > My understanding is that it's up to the hooks.
>
> Then them most that the doc can & should say is that SOMETHING

What does that mean?

> (some text) BEFORE point, is susceptible to completion.

AROUND point.