Before: Save g:ale_cuda_nvcc_executable Save g:ale_cuda_nvcc_options unlet! g:ale_cuda_nvcc_executable unlet! b:ale_cuda_nvcc_executable unlet! g:ale_cuda_nvcc_options unlet! b:ale_cuda_nvcc_options runtime ale_linters/cuda/nvcc.vim After: Restore unlet! b:ale_cuda_nvcc_executable unlet! b:ale_cuda_nvcc_options call ale#linter#Reset() Execute(The executable should be configurable): AssertEqual 'nvcc', ale_linters#cuda#nvcc#GetExecutable(bufnr('')) let b:ale_cuda_nvcc_executable = 'foobar' AssertEqual 'foobar', ale_linters#cuda#nvcc#GetExecutable(bufnr('')) Execute(The executable should be used in the command): AssertEqual \ ale#Escape('nvcc') . ' -cuda -std=c++11 %s' \ . ' -o ' . g:ale#util#nul_file, \ ale_linters#cuda#nvcc#GetCommand(bufnr('')) let b:ale_cuda_nvcc_executable = 'foobar' AssertEqual \ ale#Escape('foobar') . ' -cuda -std=c++11 %s' \ . ' -o ' . g:ale#util#nul_file, \ ale_linters#cuda#nvcc#GetCommand(bufnr(''))