Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>>> AFAICT, it's easy to make `completion-list-candidate-at-point` accept an
>>> optional position argument (which would default to point), which would
>>> be helpful in the two places where we use that function.
>>> WDYT?
>> Indeed. Updated patch attached.
>
> LGTM, if there are no objections, I'll install it into `master` in
> a few days.

Thanks. I've attached the latest version of the patch, where the
function is simplified without save-excursion.

Daniel