Question concerning paths when compiling Angband 4.05 with Visual Studio

[Gordon]

When building Angband 4.05 with Visual Studio there is a path problem in that Angband uses lib/scores and lib/save instead of lib/user/scores and lib/user/save. The solution to this problem is very simple. Just replace:

#ifdef USE_PRIVATE_PATHS
 userpath = ANGBAND_DIR_USER;
#else /* !USE_PRIVATE_PATHS */
 userpath = (char *)datapath;
#endif /* USE_PRIVATE_PATHS */

 /* Build the path to the score and save directories */
 BUILD_DIRECTORY_PATH(ANGBAND_DIR_SCORES, userpath, "scores");
 BUILD_DIRECTORY_PATH(ANGBAND_DIR_SAVE, userpath, "save");

with:

 /* Build the path to the score and save directories */
 BUILD_DIRECTORY_PATH(ANGBAND_DIR_SCORES, ANGBAND_DIR_USER, "scores");
 BUILD_DIRECTORY_PATH(ANGBAND_DIR_SAVE, ANGBAND_DIR_USER, "save");

in init.c. However, before implementing this, I'd like to know what was intended here.