diff -r ffb68b9dbaa9 -r 754e98e0a615 hgext/acl.py
--- a/hgext/acl.py	Fri May 18 12:40:04 2012 -0300
+++ b/hgext/acl.py	Fri May 18 12:48:24 2012 -0300
@@ -190,11 +190,13 @@
     ui.debug('acl: %s enabled, %d entries for user %s\n' %
              (key, len(pats), user))
 
+    # Branch-based ACL
     if not repo:
         if pats:
             return lambda b: '*' in pats or b in pats
         return util.never
 
+    # Path-based ACL
     if pats:
         return match.match(repo.root, '', pats)
     return match.exact(repo.root, '', [])