A phylogenetic C interpreter for TNT

MOTIVATION TNT (a widely used program for phylogenetic analysis) includes an interpreter for a scripting language, but that implementation is non-standard and uses several conventions of its own. This paper describes the implementation and basic usage of a C-interpreter (with all the ISO essentials) now included in TNT. A phylogenetic library includes functions that can be used for manipulating trees and data, as well as other phylogeny-specific tasks. This greatly extends the capabilities of TNT. AVAILABILITY versions of TNT including the C interpreter for scripts can be downloaded from http://www.lillo.org.ar/phylogeny/tnt/.

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