Added LUT for merged header in MultipleVariantReader

1. Added MergedVCFLUT capability in utils/merged_vcf_utils.*. This class is now used within MultipleVariantReader.
2. Added test case for LUT.
3. Fixed signed-unsigned comparisons
4. Added some useful functions in VariantHeader

TODO:
1. What should be done when sample names are duplicated?
I don't see the need for this macro -- assert() already has the ability to disable asserts via `#define NDEBUG`. Just call assert() directly.