Error msg:
PS D:\solonacontracts\solana-counter> anchor build Failed to obtain package metadata: cargo metadata exited with an error: error: failed to load manifest for workspace member \?\D:\solonacontracts\solana-counter\programs*
Caused by: failed to read \?\D:\solonacontracts\solana-counter\programs*\Cargo.toml
Caused by: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. (os error 123)
Check the contents of your Cargo.toml file. It seems there is a typo in there. There is some program* in there where it should be program.
Seems this issue arises because you are using windows. I suggest running on a WSL or linux machine. You can check here
See my answer here for Windows troubleshooting of Anchor.
In a nutshell, your HOME directory isn't set in a PowerShell terminal - which VS Code uses by default on Windows.
