Plugin Syntastic

Syntastic gives you error checking for just about every language
imaginable right from within Vim! It shows you the offending line next
to the line numbers.

vimrc.vim

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Plugin 'vim-airline/vim-airline-themes'
 " ----- Vim as a programmer's text editor -----------------------------
 Plugin 'scrooloose/nerdtree'
 Plugin 'jistr/vim-nerdtree-tabs'
+Plugin 'vim-syntastic/syntastic'
 
 call vundle#end()
 
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ syntax on
 
 set mouse=a
 
+" We need this for plugins like Syntastic and vim-gitgutter which put symbols
+" in the sign column.
+hi clear SignColumn
+
 " ----- Plugin-Specific Settings --------------------------------------
 
 " ----- altercation/vim-colors-solarized settings -----
@@ -74,3 +79,12 @@ nmap <silent> <leader>t :NERDTreeTabsToggle<CR>
 let g:nerdtree_tabs_open_on_console_startup = 1
 
 
+" ----- scrooloose/syntastic settings -----
+let g:syntastic_error_symbol = '✘'
+let g:syntastic_warning_symbol = "▲"
+augroup mySyntastic
+  au!
+  au FileType tex let b:syntastic_mode = "passive"
+augroup END
+
+