Cheat - use @err and force context :) 
my @err = build_error("Something went wrong",5);

print "The error message is: @err\n";
print "The error number is: ".@err."\n";
exit(0);

sub build_error {
  my @err;
  $err[0] = $_[0];
  int($_[1]);
  $err[$_[1]-1] = '' if ($_[1]-1 > 0);
  return @err;
}

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