XSD : error : The CodeDom provider type "Microsoft.VisualC.CppCodeProvider, CppCodeProvider, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f

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Edition: Windows 10 Pro

Version: 1709

OS Build: 16299.64

MS Visual Studio Community 2017

Version 15.4.5

To reproduce,

1. Download Apache xerces C++ 3.2.0 source (zip)

2. In VC++, File > New > Project from existing code

3. Retarget project (Windows SDK version 10.0.16299.0)

4. Build causes

XSD : error : The CodeDom provider type "Microsoft.VisualC.CppCodeProvider, CppCodeProvider, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" could not be located.

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XSD : error : The CodeDom provider type "Microsoft.VisualC.CppCodeProvider, CppCodeProvider could not be located.

Which recommends gacutil -i "%DevEnvDir%\PublicAssemblies\CppCodeProvider.dll"

But that returns this:

'gacutil' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

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