Store variables in flash at compile time

[y009]

Hello I am using I am NRF SDK version 1.8.0 and nrf-zephyr v2.7.0-ncs1 (If a soultion exists on newer a rev, willing to upgrade now, otherwise it will happen some time in the future)
and I am looking for a good way to store factory settings on nrf9160 devices. 

I figured I'd make a separate storage partition that would be read only to the application and would be populated at compile time. 

I did find this support post:
How to store constant variables at specific address during compile time

Though the post is 6 years old now, and I'm wondering if there is perhaps a better way to do this using using ncs and wests tools
(should direct this more towards zephyr dev community?)

[Priyanka]

Hi Henry,

The post that you mentioned was for baremetal and with softdevice. With the nRF Connect SDK, you can create a new partition accessible for the application. I guess you need to give the partition data in yml file. You need to use partition manager pm_static.yml to configure what you wish. You can refer this documentation as a starting point.

Best Regards,

Priyanka

[y009]

In last message i said "Changing the cmakelist file to only EXTFLASH_DATA, doesn't result in this behaviour..." It does actually result in the same loop. I must have been flashing something else.