Before: call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('vhdl', 'ghdl') After: unlet! b:command_tail call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest() Execute(The executable should be configurable): AssertLinter 'ghdl', ale#Escape('ghdl') . ' -s --std=08 %t' let b:ale_vhdl_ghdl_executable = 'foobar' AssertLinter 'foobar', ale#Escape('foobar') . ' -s --std=08 %t' Execute(The options should be configurable): let b:ale_vhdl_ghdl_options = '--something' AssertLinter 'ghdl', ale#Escape('ghdl') . ' -s --something %t'