Before: call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('asm', 'gcc') call ale#test#SetFilename('test.cpp') let b:command_tail = ' -x assembler -fsyntax-only -iquote' \ . ' ' . ale#Escape(g:dir) \ . ' -Wall -' After: unlet! b:command_tail call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest() Execute(The executable should be configurable): AssertLinter 'gcc', ale#Escape('gcc') . b:command_tail let b:ale_asm_gcc_executable = 'foobar' AssertLinter 'foobar', ale#Escape('foobar') . b:command_tail