diff --git a/test_scripts/iqtree2.h b/test_scripts/iqtree2.h
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+++ b/test_scripts/iqtree2.h
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+#ifndef LIBIQTREE2_FUN
+#define LIBIQTREE2_FUN
+
+#include <string>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+// Calculates the RF distance between two trees
+int calculate_RF_distance(const string& tree1, const string& tree2);
+
+// Generates a random phylogenetic tree
+void generate_random_tree_file(int numtaxa, int seed, string tree_gen_mode, string outfile);
+
+// perform phylogenetic analysis on the input alignment file
+void phylogenetic_analysis(string& align_file, int ncpus = 1);
+
+#endif /* LIBIQTREE2_FUN */
diff --git a/test_scripts/unify-static-libs.sh b/test_scripts/unify-static-libs.sh
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+++ b/test_scripts/unify-static-libs.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Creates one static library from several.
+#
+# Usage: copy all your libs to a single directory and call this script.
+#
+if [[ $# -ne 2 ]]; then
+  echo "Usage: unify-static-libs.sh output-name path-to-libs"
+  exit 2
+fi
+# Inputs
+LIBNAME=$1
+LIBSDIR=$2
+# Tmp dir
+OBJDIR=/tmp/unify-static-libs
+# Command to evaluate
+cmd="ar -crs $LIBNAME"
+mkdir -p ${OBJDIR}
+# Extract .o
+echo "Extracting objects to ${OBJDIR}..."
+for i in ${LIBSDIR}/*.a
+do
+    echo $i
+    mkdir -p ${OBJDIR}/$i
+    ar --output ${OBJDIR}/$i -x $i
+    cmd="${cmd} ${OBJDIR}/$i/*.o"
+done
+# Link objects into a single lib
+echo "Creating $LIBNAME from objects..."
+eval "$cmd"
+# ar -crs $LIBNAME $OBJDIR/*.o
+# Clean up
+# rm -rf ${OBJDIR}
+echo "Done."