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diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref6.tex b/Doc/ref/ref6.tex
index 6c2b485..b62e394 100644
--- a/Doc/ref/ref6.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref/ref6.tex
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ target sequence, if the object allows it.
\indexii{slicing}{assignment}
\end{itemize}
-
+
(In the current implementation, the syntax for targets is taken
to be the same as for expressions, and invalid syntax is rejected
during the code generation phase, causing less detailed error
@@ -612,3 +612,12 @@ for use by \keyword{exec}.
\bifuncindex{eval}
\bifuncindex{globals}
\bifuncindex{locals}
+
+Also, in the current implementation, multi-line compound statements must
+end with a newline:
+\code{exec "for v in seq:\e{}n\e{}tprint v\e{}n"} works, but
+\code{exec "for v in seq:\e{}n\e{}tprint v"} fails with
+\exception{SyntaxError}.
+\exindex{SyntaxError}
+
+