Problem with ImportC example?

[DLearner]

On Tuesday, 17 January 2023 at 19:17:31 UTC, DLearner wrote:
> On Tuesday, 17 January 2023 at 17:36:41 UTC, ryuukk_ wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 17 January 2023 at 17:12:49 UTC, DLearner wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, 17 January 2023 at 15:55:40 UTC, bachmeier wrote:
[...]
>>>
>>> Downloaded latest dmd for windows from website:
>>> ```
>>> C:\Users\SoftDev>dmd --version
>>> DMD32 D Compiler v2.101.2-dirty
>>> Copyright (C) 1999-2022 by The D Language Foundation, All 
>>> Rights Reserved written by Walter Bright
>>> ```
>>>
>>> But trial still failed:
>>>
>>> ```
>>> C:\Users\SoftDev\Documents\BDM\D\ImportC>dmd ex01.c
>>> failed launching cl.exe /P /Zc:preprocessor /PD /nologo 
>>> ex01.c 
>>> /FIC:\D\dmd2\windows\bin\..\..\src\druntime\import\importc.h 
>>> /Fiex01.i
>>> Error: C preprocess command cl.exe failed for file ex01.c, 
>>> exit status 1
>>>
>>> ```
>>
>> It works for me
>>
>> ```
>> C:\Users\ryuukk\tmp>dmd -run ex01.c
>> hello world
>> ```
>>
>> Double check your visual studio installation, something is 
>> wrong with your install probably
>
> Tried twice - same result.
>
> But VS installation is itself (IMO) not particularly intuitive.
> Would it be possible either to cite known working VS 
> installation options on DLang website, or produce Windows 
> installation script that takes such options automatically?

FWIW, now tried a few standard D programs, work fine.
Suggesting VS is not the problem?