checkoutToSubdirectory not affecting downstream stages

Question

I found checkoutToSubdirectory in the Jenkins pipeline docs and in the build console I am seeing output saying Running in /home/ec2-user/workspace/projectDir/subDir but then when the first

stage('install/fetch dependencies') {
  steps {

block it gets run in the normal workspace projectDir, not subDir. What else do I need to add to ensure my stages are run in the subDir?

Answer 1

The checkoutToSubdirectory don't change the workspace for the build. You can change your workspace by setting WORKSPACE environment at the starting of stages. Use below lines to change workspace

pipeline{
    agent { label 'master' }
    environment { 
    WORKSPACE="${WORKSPACE}/subdir" 
    }
    stages{}
}