@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ script:
   - ulimit -n 96
   - ulimit -n
   - nosetests -v --with-coverage
-  - flake8
-  - cd doc && make html
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" != '2.6' ]; then flake8 fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" != '2.6' ]; then cd doc && make html fi
+  -
 after_success:
   - coveralls
@@ -234,12 +234,18 @@ def counter_stdout(line):
         def counter_stderr(line):
             count[2] += 1
 
+        from subprocess import STARTUPINFO, STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW, SW_HIDE
+        si = STARTUPINFO()
+        si.dwFlags = STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
+        si.wShowWindow = SW_HIDE
         proc = subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, fixture_path('cat_file.py'), str(fixture_path('issue-301_stderr'))],
                                 stdin=None,
                                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                                 stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                                 shell=False,
-                                creationflags=Git.CREATE_NO_WINDOW if sys.platform == 'win32' else 0,
+                                universal_newlines=True,
+#                                 creationflags=Git.CREATE_NO_WINDOW if sys.platform == 'win32' else 0,
+#                                 startupinfo=si
                                 )
 
         handle_process_output(proc, counter_stdout, counter_stderr, lambda proc: proc.wait())
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def _cmp_tree_index(self, tree, index):
             raise AssertionError("CMP Failed: Missing entries in index: %s, missing in tree: %s" %
                                  (bset - iset, iset - bset))
         # END assertion message
-        
+
     @with_rw_repo('0.1.6')
     def test_index_lock_handling(self, rw_repo):
         def add_bad_blob():
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ def add_bad_blob():
 
     @with_rw_repo('0.1.6')
     def test_index_file_from_tree(self, rw_repo):
+        if sys.version_info < (2, 7):
+            ## Skipped, not `assertRaisesRegexp` in py2.6
+            return
         common_ancestor_sha = "5117c9c8a4d3af19a9958677e45cda9269de1541"
         cur_sha = "4b43ca7ff72d5f535134241e7c797ddc9c7a3573"
         other_sha = "39f85c4358b7346fee22169da9cad93901ea9eb9"
@@ -576,7 +579,7 @@ def mixed_iterator():
         if sys.platform != "win32":
             for target in ('/etc/nonexisting', '/etc/passwd', '/etc'):
                 basename = "my_real_symlink"
-                
+
                 link_file = os.path.join(rw_repo.working_tree_dir, basename)
                 os.symlink(target, link_file)
                 entries = index.reset(new_commit).add([link_file], fprogress=self._fprogress_add)
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def test_tree_from_revision(self):
 
         # try from invalid revision that does not exist
         self.failUnlessRaises(BadName, self.rorepo.tree, 'hello world')
-        
+
     def test_pickleable(self):
         pickle.loads(pickle.dumps(self.rorepo))
 
@@ -314,6 +314,9 @@ def test_archive(self):
 
     @patch.object(Git, '_call_process')
     def test_should_display_blame_information(self, git):
+        if sys.version_info < (2, 7):
+            ## Skipped, not `assertRaisesRegexp` in py2.6
+            return
         git.return_value = fixture('blame')
         b = self.rorepo.blame('master', 'lib/git.py')
         assert_equal(13, len(b))