diff --git a/bin/CreoleCat b/bin/CreoleCat
index b956d5c..b0f51b1 100755
--- a/bin/CreoleCat
+++ b/bin/CreoleCat
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ def parse_cmdline():
 
     if opts.output is None:
         if opts.source is not None:
-            parser.error("Vous devez spécifier l’option '--output'.")
+            opts.output=""
+            #parser.error("Vous devez spécifier l’option '--output'.")
     else:
         if opts.template is not None \
            and opts.output == join(cfg.distrib_dir, opts.template):
diff --git a/creole/template.py b/creole/template.py
index 513b2a7..576c2eb 100644
--- a/creole/template.py
+++ b/creole/template.py
@@ -413,13 +413,17 @@ class CreoleTemplateEngine(object):
             raise TemplateError, msg
 
         # écriture du fichier cible
-        try:
-            file_h = file(destfilename, 'w')
-            file_h.write(data)
-            file_h.close()
-        except IOError, e:
-            msg = _(u"Unable to write in file '{0}': '{1}'").format(destfilename, e)
-            raise FileNotFound, msg
+        if destfilename == '':
+            # FIXME : hum
+            print data
+        else:
+            try:
+                file_h = file(destfilename, 'w')
+                file_h.write(data)
+                file_h.close()
+            except IOError, e:
+                msg = _(u"Unable to write in file '{0}': '{1}'").format(destfilename, e)
+                raise FileNotFound, msg
 
     def change_properties(self, filevar, container=None, force_full_name=False):
         chowncmd = [u'chown']