Defining the workspace inside the 'Documents' folder solves this problem, for example. Remember to use a folder that does not have restricted characters. tex file.ģ) View the result (Cmd + Option + V, by default)ģ.1) If all goes well, it will ask where you want to view the PDF (browser, in a new tab, or even in an external viewer). The default is : Path Generating Filesġ) Configured all, go test. Just go down the page you will see where it should fill with the paths. Click and find LaTexģ) Fill in the required fields with the paths discovered in the previous step. In my case, the answer comes: MacBook-Pro-of-Gabriel: ~ gabrielsalgueiro $ which chktexĬonfiguring in VS Code Configuring the pathsġ) Open your VS Code and go to the Commands tab (Cmd + Shift + P generally), and open the settings by typing Preference: Open SettingsĢ) In the window that appears, locate the Extensions tab. Tlmgr: package log updated: /usr/local/texlive/2018basic/texmf-var/web2c/tlmgr.logģ) To check where each package is installed, use the which command, for example which chktex. Tlmgr: package repository (not verified: gpg unavailable) Usually the dynamic is as follows: MacBook-Pro: ~ gabriel $ sudo tlmgr install chktex Wait for the installation to be completed. I will not show the installation of all the packages because the process is exactly identical, having only to substitute the name of what I am going to use of example (the chktex) by the others.ġ) At the Terminal, type sudo tlmgr install chktex. They are: latexmk, latexindent, synctext, chktex and texcount. Now we will install the necessary packages. To do so, type sudo tlmgr update -all Installing Packages It is accessible via tlmgr commandĢ) Type sudo tlmgr update -self to update the TeX Live Manager itselfģ) Once the process is complete, we will update all packages already installed by BasicTex. We will use TeX Live Manager to install the packages. Download Packages Configuring TeX Live Manager Important: I assume that: (1) BasicTex is already installed on your Mac and LaTex Workshop is installed in the VS Code, and (2) there are not any of the required packages. The tutorial is pretty basic anyway, so have patience. In fact, it would be easier to download MacTex, which is the full version however, I was not in the mood to occupy 4GB of my SSD with this. I faced some difficulties in configuring and I decided to do this tutorial.

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