Before: Save g:ale_c_parse_makefile let g:ale_c_parse_makefile = 0 call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('c', 'clang') let b:command_tail = ' -S -x c -fsyntax-only -iquote' \ . ' ' . ale#Escape(getcwd()) \ . ' -std=c11 -Wall -' After: unlet! b:command_tail call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest() Execute(The executable should be configurable): AssertLinter 'clang', [ale#Escape('clang') . b:command_tail] let b:ale_c_clang_executable = 'foobar' AssertLinter 'foobar', [ale#Escape('foobar') . b:command_tail]