Merge HINT() dialplan function from my sandbox branch into trunk. This function

will let you retrieve the list of devices or name associated with a hint.
(inspired by issue #10635)


git-svn-id: http://svn.digium.com/svn/asterisk/trunk@81783 f38db490-d61c-443f-a65b-d21fe96a405b

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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b10d77380..4b3af721c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ Dialplan functions
     mutex.  No deadlocks are possible, as LOCK() only allows a single lock to be
     held for any given channel.  Also, locks are automatically freed when a
     channel is hung up.
+  * Added HINT() dialplan function that allows retrieving hint information.
+    Hints are mappings between extensions and devices for the sake of 
+    determining the state of an extension.  This function can retrieve the list
+    of devices or the name associated with a hint.
 
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