* minibuffer.el (completion-at-point-functions): New var.

(completion-at-point): New command.
* indent.el (indent-for-tab-command): Handle the new `complete' behavior.
* progmodes/python.el (python-mode-map): Use completion-at-point.
(python-completion-at-point): Rename from python-partial-symbol and
adjust for use in completion-at-point-functions.
(python-mode): Setup completion-at-point for Python completion.
* emacs-lisp/lisp.el (lisp-completion-at-point): New function
extracted from lisp-complete-symbol.
(lisp-complete-symbol): Use it.
* emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el (emacs-lisp-mode): Use define-derived-mode,
setup completion-at-point for Elisp completion.
(emacs-lisp-mode-map, lisp-interaction-mode-map): Use completion-at-point.
* ielm.el (ielm-map): Use completion-at-point.
(inferior-emacs-lisp-mode): Setup completion-at-point for Elisp completion.
* progmodes/sym-comp.el: Move to...
* obsolete/sym-comp.el: Move from progmodes.

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diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 8181fbf21ae..d3fdf359c4f 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ subsequent kills are not duplicated in the `kill-ring'.
 
 ** Completion changes
 
+*** The new command `completion-at-point' provides mode-sensitive completion.
+
+*** tab-always-indent set to `complete' lets TAB do completion as well.
+
 *** The new completion-style `initials' is available.
 For instance, this can complete M-x lch to list-command-history.
 
@@ -170,6 +174,8 @@ cycling order of C-l (`recenter-top-bottom').
 ** LaTeX mode now provides completion via latex-complete and
 latex-indent-or-complete.
 
+** sym-comp.el is now declared obsolete, superceded by completion-at-point.
+
 ** lucid.el and levents.el are now declared obsolete.
 
 ** pcomplete provides a new command `pcomplete-std-completion' which