try {
      generateCancellationCauses =
          Boolean.parseBoolean(
              System.getProperty("guava.concurrent.generate_cancellation_cause", "false"));
    } catch (SecurityException e) {
      generateCancellationCauses = false;
    }
    GENERATE_CANCELLATION_CAUSES = generateCancellationCauses;
  }

  /**

  val proxy: Proxy? = builder.proxy

  @get:JvmName("proxySelector")
  val proxySelector: ProxySelector =
    when {
      // Defer calls to ProxySelector.getDefault() because it can throw a SecurityException.
      builder.proxy != null -> NullProxySelector
      else -> builder.proxySelector ?: ProxySelector.getDefault() ?: NullProxySelector
    }

  @get:JvmName("proxyAuthenticator")