Creating tree building scripts

Running tree building on a single computer can be very time intensive. To take advantage of parallel processing, the user could set up tree building programs running on multiple computers simultaneously. The procedure is described as follows:

1. Install the tree building program (mcmc_tree.exe) on each computer. (Note: it is not required to install the whole software package on those machines )

2. Create a tree set as described in 6.2.

3. Click on Tree sets$\rightarrow$Generate tree building scripts, follow the guide of pop up dialog boxes and save the generated scripts.

4. Copy the script and data file on each machine.

5. Start the script onto each machine

6. Copy the outputs from each machine back to the project directory if necessary.