Before: call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('cpp', 'clang') let b:command_tail = ' -S -x c++ -fsyntax-only -iquote' \ . ' ' . ale#Escape(getcwd()) \ . ' -std=c++14 -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_cpp_clang_executable = 'foobar' AssertLinter 'foobar', ale#Escape('foobar') . b:command_tail