Stupid problem - get compiled firmware size in Cosmic STM8 toolchain

[valio]

Posted on January 04, 2013 at 16:43 Reallystupid problem - toolchain provide info about final size of code module to be loaded in MCU flash ... Wrote a direct complain to Cosmic support, they answered:

As the software is a free software, there is no direct support. Support is 
done via the discussion forum on 
/public/STe2ecommunities/mcu/default.aspx

That's isnt dumb and headless ? Sorry.

[klaasdc]

Posted on January 05, 2013 at 10:35

Yes it is dumb :( It is why other MCU families are more interesting for small developers.

ST should really have released a proper free toolchain for the STM8 line instead of relying on other parties.

[luca239955_stm1_st]

Posted on January 06, 2013 at 08:55

look in the map file: the first few lines give the size of each segment. For a basic configuration you will need to add up .text and .const sizes. For more complex configurations read the manual.

[richhamersley]

Posted on March 04, 2013 at 18:31

This is not a dumb request.  The IDE should provide a ''dashboard'' with flash usage, RAM usage, and other information, like competing IDEs do.