# RDoc 2.4.3 - Document aliases and includes

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdoc-2-4-3-document-aliases-and-includes/172183>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 16, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdoc-2-4-3-document-aliases-and-includes/172183 "2009-07-16T13:22:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![thomthom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/user_avatar/www.ruby-forum.com/thomthom/32/341_2.png) [@thomthom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thomthom)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdoc-2-4-3-document-aliases-and-includes/172183/1 "2009-07-16T13:22:49Z")

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I first tried the RDoc that came with Ruby 1.8.6. But I didn’t like the  
four frame layout it produced. So I figured I’d try the latest RDoc.

What I’m having problems with is getting it to document an aliased  
method.

I got a class like this:

# UTF-8 subclass of +String+

class UTF8 \< String  
# Rewire the String.length to be the UTF-8 string in bytes  
alias :bytes :size # :doc:

```
# Return the number of UTF-8 characters.
def length
  return self.unpack('U*').length
end

```

end

I can’t get the :bytes alias to be included in the docs. No indication  
of the aliased method at all. I’m not sure anymore, but didn’t the old  
version do this?

Another thing, I included the methods of a module to a class I made. In  
the old it’s merge these methods in the class - but in this new version  
it doesn’t. ON the left hand side it does list a module under the  
Included modules, but it refers to a completely different module. (Bug?)