setup minimal latex in mac (basicTex and vscode)

BasicTeX-vs code setup.md

1. Install BasicTeX. pkg or homebrew
2. Validate installation

which pdflatex

3. Update the native TeX Live Manager itself and all aviable packages

sudo tlmgr update --self
sudo tlmgr update --all

4. Install all packages you might need

tlmgr install amscd amsfonts amsmath amssymb amsthm bidi bigfoot chktex epersian framed geometry graphicx latexindent latexmk lipsum lwarp perpage synctex wasy zref

5. Install LaTeX Workshop

6. In case you want to use xelatex for compiling, update your vscode settings

{
   "latex-workshop.formatting.latex": "latexindent",
    "latex-workshop.latex.tools": [
        {
            "name": "latexmk",
            "command": "latexmk",
            "args": [
                "-xelatex",
                "-synctex=1",
                "-interaction=nonstopmode",
                "-file-line-error",
                "%DOC%"
            ]
        }
    ],
}

brew is preferred in mac

brew install basictex --cask
brew install tex-fmt

.vscode/setting

{
"latex-workshop.latex.autoBuild.run": "never",
  "latex-workshop.message.error.show": false,
  "latex-workshop.message.warning.show": false,
  "latex-workshop.latex.recipe.default": "lastUsed",
  "latex-workshop.formatting.latex": "tex-fmt",
  "latex-workshop.latex.tools": [
    {
      "name": "latexmk",
      "command": "latexmk",
      "args": [
        "-xelatex",
        "-synctex=1",
        "-interaction=nonstopmode",
        "-file-line-error",
        "%DOC%"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "latex-workshop.latex.clean.fileTypes": [
    "*.acn",
    "*.acr",
    "*.alg",
    "*.aux",
    "*.bbl",
    "*.bcf",
    "*.blg",
    "*.fdb_latexmk",
    "*.fls",
    "*.glg",
    "*.glo",
    "*.gls",
    "*.gz",
    "*.hd",
    "*.idx",
    "*.ilg",
    "*.ind",
    "*.ins",
    "*.ist",
    "*.lof",
    "*.log",
    "*.lot",
    "*.nav",
    "*.out",
    "*.run.xml",
    "*.snm",
    "*.toc",
    "*.xdv"
  ],
  "[latex]": {
    "editor.tabSize": 2,
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "James-Yu.latex-workshop"
  },
 }