Make: LDLIBS, deprecated?

The GNU make manual says, in http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Implicit-Variables.html:

The following tables describe of some of the more commonly-used predefined variables. This list is not exhaustive

It seems LOADLIBES is deprecated, but LDLIBS is not. Thus, manual says:

LDFLAGS: Extra flags to give to compilers when they are supposed to invoke the linker, ld, such as -L. Libraries (-lfoo) should be added to the LDLIBS variable instead.

LDLIBS: Library flags or names given to compilers when they are supposed to invoke the linker, ld. LOADLIBES is a deprecated (but still supported) alternative to LDLIBS. Non-library linker flags, such as -L, should go in the LDFLAGS variable.