diff -ur basemap-0.99/src/_geoslib.c basemap-0.99-geos-3.0.1-runtime-check/src/_geoslib.c
--- basemap-0.99/src/_geoslib.c	2008-05-31 16:47:47.000000000 +0200
+++ basemap-0.99-geos-3.0.1-runtime-check/src/_geoslib.c	2008-10-23 03:39:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@
 /* Implementation of _geoslib */
 
 static char __pyx_k_3[] = "0.1";
-static char __pyx_k_4[] = "2.2.3-CAPI-1.1.1";
-static char __pyx_k_5[] = "version 2.2.3 of the geos library is required";
+static char __pyx_k_4[] = "3.0.1-CAPI-1.4.2";
+static char __pyx_k_5[] = "version 3.0.1 of the geos library is required";
 
 static PyObject *__pyx_n_is_valid;
 static PyObject *__pyx_n_geom_type;
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
  * cdef geos_version():
  *     return PyString_FromString(GEOSversion())             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<< 
  * __geos_version__ = geos_version() # module variable.
- * if __geos_version__ != "2.2.3-CAPI-1.1.1":
+ * if __geos_version__ != "3.0.1-CAPI-1.4.2":
  */
   __pyx_1 = PyString_FromString(GEOSversion()); if (unlikely(!__pyx_1)) {__pyx_filename = __pyx_f[0]; __pyx_lineno = 120; __pyx_clineno = __LINE__; goto __pyx_L1;}
   __pyx_r = __pyx_1;
@@ -2988,8 +2988,8 @@
  * cdef geos_version():
  *     return PyString_FromString(GEOSversion())
  * __geos_version__ = geos_version() # module variable.             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<< 
- * if __geos_version__ != "2.2.3-CAPI-1.1.1":
- *      raise ValueError('version 2.2.3 of the geos library is required')
+ * if __geos_version__ != "3.0.1-CAPI-1.4.2":
+ *      raise ValueError('version 3.0.1 of the geos library is required')
  */
   __pyx_1 = __pyx_f_8_geoslib_geos_version(); if (unlikely(!__pyx_1)) {__pyx_filename = __pyx_f[0]; __pyx_lineno = 121; __pyx_clineno = __LINE__; goto __pyx_L1;}
   if (PyObject_SetAttr(__pyx_m, __pyx_n___geos_version__, __pyx_1) < 0) {__pyx_filename = __pyx_f[0]; __pyx_lineno = 121; __pyx_clineno = __LINE__; goto __pyx_L1;}
@@ -2998,8 +2998,8 @@
   /* "/Volumes/User/jwhitaker/matplotlib/basemap/src/_geoslib.pyx":122
  *     return PyString_FromString(GEOSversion())
  * __geos_version__ = geos_version() # module variable.
- * if __geos_version__ != "2.2.3-CAPI-1.1.1":             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<< 
- *      raise ValueError('version 2.2.3 of the geos library is required')
+ * if __geos_version__ != "3.0.1-CAPI-1.4.2":             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<< 
+ *      raise ValueError('version 3.0.1 of the geos library is required')
  * # intialize GEOS (parameters are notice and error function callbacks).
  */
   __pyx_1 = __Pyx_GetName(__pyx_m, __pyx_n___geos_version__); if (unlikely(!__pyx_1)) {__pyx_filename = __pyx_f[0]; __pyx_lineno = 122; __pyx_clineno = __LINE__; goto __pyx_L1;}
@@ -3011,8 +3011,8 @@
 
     /* "/Volumes/User/jwhitaker/matplotlib/basemap/src/_geoslib.pyx":123
  * __geos_version__ = geos_version() # module variable.
- * if __geos_version__ != "2.2.3-CAPI-1.1.1":
- *      raise ValueError('version 2.2.3 of the geos library is required')             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<< 
+ * if __geos_version__ != "3.0.1-CAPI-1.4.2":
+ *      raise ValueError('version 3.0.1 of the geos library is required')             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<< 
  * # intialize GEOS (parameters are notice and error function callbacks).
  * initGEOS(notice_h, error_h)
  */
@@ -3029,7 +3029,7 @@
   __pyx_L5:;
 
   /* "/Volumes/User/jwhitaker/matplotlib/basemap/src/_geoslib.pyx":125
- *      raise ValueError('version 2.2.3 of the geos library is required')
+ *      raise ValueError('version 3.0.1 of the geos library is required')
  * # intialize GEOS (parameters are notice and error function callbacks).
  * initGEOS(notice_h, error_h)             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<< 
  * 
diff -ur basemap-0.99/src/_geoslib.pyx basemap-0.99-geos-3.0.1-runtime-check/src/_geoslib.pyx
--- basemap-0.99/src/_geoslib.pyx	2008-05-31 16:47:47.000000000 +0200
+++ basemap-0.99-geos-3.0.1-runtime-check/src/_geoslib.pyx	2008-10-23 03:38:50.000000000 +0200
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@
 cdef geos_version():
     return PyString_FromString(GEOSversion())
 __geos_version__ = geos_version() # module variable.
-if __geos_version__ != "2.2.3-CAPI-1.1.1":
-     raise ValueError('version 2.2.3 of the geos library is required')
+if __geos_version__ != "3.0.1-CAPI-1.4.2":
+     raise ValueError('version 3.0.1 of the geos library is required')
 # intialize GEOS (parameters are notice and error function callbacks).
 initGEOS(notice_h, error_h)