Sorry, but the typescript includes only what we know. Install fails for you. But the why isn't in there. I don't see how the configure-script is called or if the build of alcc fails somewhere. Please use a clean tarball.
About the removal of libupnp: No. This was initially included for testing, so all features should be enabled. You can remove what you don't need by adjusting the configure line in debian/rules, and you can get rid of the dep by removing it from debian/control.