add suggested fix from copilot

Author: paulbalandan

.github/workflows/test-random-execution.yml

@@ -177,18 +177,6 @@ jobs:
           extensions: gd, curl, iconv, json, mbstring, openssl, sodium
           coverage: none
 
-      - name: Get composer cache directory
-        id: composer-cache
-        run: echo "COMPOSER_CACHE_FILES_DIR=$(composer config cache-files-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Cache composer dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
-        with:
-          path: ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.COMPOSER_CACHE_FILES_DIR }}
-          key: PHP_${{ matrix.php-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.*') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            PHP_${{ matrix.php-version }}-
-
       - name: Install project dependencies
         run: |
           composer config --global github-oauth.github.com ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

system/Autoloader/Autoloader.php

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 use Kint\Kint;
 use Kint\Renderer\CliRenderer;
 use Kint\Renderer\RichRenderer;
+use Throwable;
 
 /**
  * An autoloader that uses both PSR4 autoloading, and traditional classmaps.
@@ -155,16 +156,24 @@ private function loadComposerAutoloader(Modules $modules): void
             define('VENDORPATH', dirname($this->composerPath) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
         }
 
-        /** @var ClassLoader $composer */
-        $composer = include $this->composerPath;
+        try {
+            /** @var ClassLoader $composer */
+            $composer = include $this->composerPath;
 
-        // Should we load through Composer's namespaces, also?
-        if ($modules->discoverInComposer) {
-            $composerPackages = $modules->composerPackages;
-            $this->loadComposerNamespaces($composer, $composerPackages ?? []);
-        }
+            // Should we load through Composer's namespaces, also?
+            if ($modules->discoverInComposer) {
+                $composerPackages = $modules->composerPackages;
+                $this->loadComposerNamespaces($composer, $composerPackages ?? []);
+            }
 
-        unset($composer);
+            unset($composer);
+        } catch (ConfigException $e) {
+            // Re-throw configuration exceptions
+            throw $e;
+        } catch (Throwable) {
+            // If Composer fails to load for other reasons, continue
+            // The SPL autoloader will still work for CodeIgniter's own classes
+        }
     }
 
     /**