Before: call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('vhdl', 'vcom') After: unlet! b:command_tail call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest() Execute(The executable should be configurable): AssertLinter 'vcom', ale#Escape('vcom') . ' -2008 -quiet -lint %t' let b:ale_vhdl_vcom_executable = 'foobar' AssertLinter 'foobar', ale#Escape('foobar') . ' -2008 -quiet -lint %t' Execute(The options should be configurable): let b:ale_vhdl_vcom_options = '--something' AssertLinter 'vcom', ale#Escape('vcom') . ' --something %t'