# Update ancestors

            for parent, tree, path in reversed([(a[1], b[1], b[0]) for a, b in

                zip(ancestors, ancestors[1:])]

            ):

                parent[path] = stat.S_IFDIR, tree.id

                object_store.add_object(tree)

            object_store.add_object(blob)

            for tree in new_trees:

                object_store.add_object(tree)

        for node in self.removed:

            paths = safe_bytes(node.path).split(b'/')

            tree = commit_tree

            trees = [tree]

            # Traverse deep into the forest...

            for path in paths:

                try:

                    obj = self.repository._repo[tree[path][1]]

                    if isinstance(obj, objects.Tree):

                        trees.append(obj)

                        tree = obj

                except KeyError:

                    break

            # Cut down the blob and all rotten trees on the way back...

                del tree[path]

                if tree:

                    # This tree still has elements - don't remove it or any

                    # of it's parents

                    break

        object_store.add_object(commit_tree)

        # Create commit

        commit = objects.Commit()

        commit.tree = commit_tree.id

        commit.parents = [p._commit.id for p in self.parents if p]

        commit.author = commit.committer = safe_bytes(author)

        commit.encoding = ENCODING

        commit.message = safe_bytes(message)

        # Compute date

        if date is None:

            date = time.time()

        elif isinstance(date, datetime.datetime):

            date = time.mktime(date.timetuple())

        author_time = kwargs.pop('author_time', date)

        commit.commit_time = int(date)