title: STM8 default EEPROM values COSMIC compiler
body: <p>I'm developing a program using COSMIC 'C' compiler Ver 4.5.3 for STM8 CPU (STM8S003K3) and I want fill the MCU EEPROM with default values during mass production using ST-LINK/V2 device.</p>
  <p>In the Manual I read that I have to use the #pragma directive ena I developed a simple code:</p>
  <pre><code>#pragma space extern [] @eeprom @near
  static char pippo[] = { 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 };
  #pragma space extern [] @near
  </code></pre>
  <p>I compiled and linked the code buy  I noticed that the EEPROM section remanins empty. I reported some lines of .map file</p>
  <pre><code>start 00008080 end 00008145 length   197 segment .const
  start 00008145 end 00009722 length  5597 segment .text
  start 00004000 end 00004000 length     0 segment .eeprom
  start 00000000 end 00000000 length     0 segment .bsct
  </code></pre>
  <p>Did you have a similar problem ?
  How did you fix it ?
  Thank you very much for your help and cooperation
  regards</p>