Before: call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('verilog', 'xvlog') After: unlet! b:command_tail call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest() Execute(The executable should be configurable): AssertLinter 'xvlog', ale#Escape('xvlog') . ' %t' let b:ale_verilog_xvlog_executable = 'foobar' AssertLinter 'foobar', ale#Escape('foobar') . ' %t' Execute(The options should be configurable): let b:ale_verilog_xvlog_options = '--something' AssertLinter 'xvlog', ale#Escape('xvlog') . ' --something %t'