another attempt at not timing out

docker/build/edxapp/ansible_overrides.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 DOCKER_TLD: "edx"
 
+# prevents Travis from giving up on the build
+COMMON_PIP_VERBOSITY: "-vvvv"
+
 EDXAPP_MYSQL_HOST: "db.{{ DOCKER_TLD }}"
 EDXAPP_MONGO_HOSTS:
-  - "mongo.{{ DOCKER_TLD }}"
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+  - "mongo.{{ DOCKER_TLD }}"

playbooks/roles/common_vars/defaults/main.yml

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ common_directories:
     
 COMMON_ENVIRONMENT: 'default_env'
 COMMON_DEPLOYMENT: 'default_deployment'
+COMMON_PIP_VERBOSITY: ''
 COMMON_PYPI_MIRROR_URL: 'https://pypi.python.org/simple'
 COMMON_NPM_MIRROR_URL: 'http://registry.npmjs.org'
 COMMON_UBUNTU_APT_KEYSERVER: "http://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&fingerprint=on&search="

playbooks/roles/edxapp/tasks/deploy.yml

@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
   # requirements are pathed relative to the edx-platform repo. Using the pip from inside the virtual environment implicitly
   # installs everything into that virtual environment.
   command: >
-    {{ edxapp_venv_dir }}/bin/pip install -i {{ COMMON_PYPI_MIRROR_URL }} --exists-action w -r {{ item.item }}
+    {{ edxapp_venv_dir }}/bin/pip install {{ COMMON_PIP_VERBOSITY }} -i {{ COMMON_PYPI_MIRROR_URL }} --exists-action w -r {{ item.item }}
     chdir={{ edxapp_code_dir }}
   sudo_user: "{{ edxapp_user }}"
   environment: "{{ edxapp_environment }}"
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
   # requirements are pathed relative to the edx-platform repo. Using the pip from inside the virtual environment implicitly
   # installs everything into that virtual environment.
   shell: >
-    {{ edxapp_venv_dir }}/bin/pip install -i {{ COMMON_PYPI_MIRROR_URL }} --exists-action w -r {{ item }}
+    {{ edxapp_venv_dir }}/bin/pip install {{ COMMON_PIP_VERBOSITY }} -i {{ COMMON_PYPI_MIRROR_URL }} --exists-action w -r {{ item }}
     chdir={{ edxapp_code_dir }}
   with_items:
   - "{{ private_requirements_file }}"
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
   # requirements are pathed relative to the edx-platform repo. Using the pip from inside the virtual environment implicitly
   # installs everything into that virtual environment.
   shell: >
-    {{ edxapp_venv_dir }}/bin/pip install -i {{ COMMON_PYPI_MIRROR_URL }} --exists-action w -r {{ item }}
+    {{ edxapp_venv_dir }}/bin/pip install {{ COMMON_PIP_VERBOSITY }} -i {{ COMMON_PYPI_MIRROR_URL }} --exists-action w -r {{ item }}
     chdir={{ edxapp_code_dir }}
   with_items:
   - "{{ sandbox_base_requirements }}"